Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

Choosing God’s Love

Posted on November 22, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From 1 John 4:15-16: “God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.”

Earth filled with darkness

Hate crosses another street

Enemy’s hand at work

Peace surrenders its fleet

World aching for change

Grace knocking on every door

Chains of evil loosen

Love coming ashore

God holds righteous reins

Providence surges ahead

Muscles ready to flex

Born in Bethlehem shed

Hope now awakens

Messiah’s light enters in

Choice now offered to all

Love strengthens faith’s linchpin

Darkness and hate flee

Forgiven, choosing God’s love

Mercy stirs with kindness

Witnessed from high above

From 1 John 4:21: “The commandment we have from Him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.”

From His Heart

Posted on November 19, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 105:3-4: “Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.”

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Quiet morning minutes

Sharing from His heart

Rendezvous with Father

Blessing day’s fresh start

Reading from God’s own Word

Peace fills from His heart

Replacing all darkness

Light’s mercy imparts

Master’s most tender touch

Moving from His heart

Blessed hymns freely praise

Singing every part

Painting nature’s landscape

Visions from His heart

Offering perfection

Creator’s fine art

Father’s trusted wisdom

Speaking from His heart

Righteousness leads faith’s path

Guiding light’s head start

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From Psalm 51:10-12: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on November 19, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

How often has this happened to you? You go about your life, but a restlessness seems to hang over you. In such moments, ask, “Lord, what is it You want to tell me?”

From Psalm 121:1-2: “I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

Taken From a Church Sign

Posted on November 17, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Autumn leaves fall, but the Son rises!

From 1 Thessalonians 4:14: “For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have died.”

Love’s Hymn

Posted on November 15, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 5:3-4: “And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.”

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Relationship challenges

Sin attempts to break apart

Holy Spirit never rests

Love’s flame nurtures pair of hearts

Faithful steps follow Jesus

Light sharing grace every day

Together, praying as one

Love fills tomorrow’s gateway

Father extends helping hand

Darkness replaced with sunrise

Endurance sustains journey

Love eclipses gloomy skies

Marriage healing and growing

Faith’s commitment now restored

Mercy’s lasting promises

Love’s hymn, vows renewing chords

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From Romans 5:5: “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”

Finding Mercy’s Strength

Posted on November 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 8:28: “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.”

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Life’s struggles

Waiting ahead

Finding mercy’s strength

Nourishing daily bread

Father’s Word

Sharing insight

Hearing blessed truth

Following Spirit’s light

Faith in Christ

Setting us free

Leading every step

Escaping stormy seas

Grace-filled love

Coming from God

Extending goodness

Feeling no longer flawed

Sinful past

Fleeing its flood

Praying before cross

Witnessing Savior’s blood

From John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life.”

Parker Palmer Quote

Posted on November 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life.

From Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”

Parker Palmer (born 1939) is an American author and educator. Much of his writing has focused on issues dealing with leadership, spirituality, and social change.

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on November 10, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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God is for us. I want you to remember that God is for us. Say those four words to yourself, “God is for us.” Remember that tomorrow morning when you don’t feel like He is. Remember that when you have failed. Remember that when you have sinned and guilt slams you to the mat.

From Romans 8:31-32: What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold His own Son but gave Him up for all of us, how will He not with Him also give us everything else?”

Father’s Gift

Posted on November 8, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 118:24: “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

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Each morning sunrise

Father’s gift to thee

Heaven’s brilliant skies

Mercy offers free

Coffee friends meeting

Father gathers all

Grace pours out greetings

Kindness fills each y’all

Kitchen’s window view

Father sharing peace

Each tender fescue

Life’s renewing lease

From each faithful seed

Father’s blessed prize

Harvest’s bounty feeds

Thoughts forever wise

Day’s fading sunset

Father always here

Night’s trusted cornet

Rhythm always clear

From Psalm 42:8: “By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.”

Morning Gathering

Posted on November 5, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 30:5: “For His anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”

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Morning gathering

Hearing Christ’s invite

Come now, rest a spell

Witnessing His delight

Tasting each morning

Sweetness of His grace

Reading Father’s Word

Peace fills this very place

Blessed morning time

Taking faithful walk

Christ offers His love

Trusting salvation’s rock

Finding morning’s truth

Gospel’s foundation

Maturing in faith

Father’s new creation

Tomorrow morning

Gathering again

Precious time with Christ

Praising His lasting reign

From Lamentations 3:22-23: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”

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