Big Sky Buckeye

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George Whitefield Quote

Posted on May 21, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.

From Philippians 3:13-14: “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have laid hold of it, but one thing I have laid hold of: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.”

George Whitefield (1714-1770) was an English-born pastor and Christian evangelist. He spent the second half of his life in the American colonies.

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on May 19, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

How do you respond in times of crisis? When you encounter trouble and distress and don’t know what to do . . . fix your eyes on your mighty God.

From 2 Chronicles 20:12: “O our God, will You not execute judgment upon them? For we are powerless against this great multitude that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”

God Will Provide

Posted on May 17, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Philippians 4:19: “And my God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

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Looking to Almighty God

Reigning over His creation

Following His guiding rod

Praying without cessation

Seeing that God will provide

Nourishing Word filled with grace

Sending Spirit, as our guide

Blessing man, follow His pace

Witnessing divine kindness

Offering daily praises

Removing sinful blindness

Navigating life’s mazes

Kneeling under mercy’s hand

Worshipping our Risen Lord

Escaping evil’s quicksand

Vanquishing enemy’s sword

Obeying Holy One’s voice

Standing always as faith’s rock

Providing life’s better choice

Trusting in heaven’s crosswalk

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From Psalm 34:10: “The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”

Charles Hodge Quote

Posted on May 17, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

When we are weak, then are we strong. When most empty of self, we are most full of God.

From Ephesians 3:17-19: “And that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was an American theologian and Christian teacher.

Monday Memories: Transforming Life

Posted on May 15, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 12:11: “Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord.”

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Offering our bodies to our Father

As a living sacrifice to the Lord

Forever transformed, through His renewal

Bringing new life, by God’s sacred accord

Accepting God’s will with sober recourse

Remaining faithful, God living with us

His Word, always cleanses our sinful ways

With God’s plan, a Holy and perfect plus

God’s love is genuine, filled with His grace

Stepping forward, stoked with spirited zeal

Remaining steadfast, to all which is good

Serving God, escaping heavy ordeals

Steering ourselves, with total discipline

According to God’s proud expectations

Living and serving His Holy Kingdom

Avoiding the Enemy’s temptations

Remaining patient, despite life’s trials

Providing His strength, God leading us all

Walking in faith, taking the Lord’s high road

Living peacefully, following His call

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From the words of American pastor, Harry Emerson Fosdick: “No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.”

Originally published March, 2020.

Taken From a Church Sign

Posted on May 15, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Be a mirror for Jesus.

From James 1:23-25: “For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.”

Challenges Overcome

Posted on May 14, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 34:6: “This poor soul cried and was heard by the Lord and was saved from every trouble.”

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Desiring smoother path

Journey faces pitfalls

Stressful days wait ahead

Darkness erecting walls

Showing what’s possible

Spirit lights Father’s way

Humbly see and follow

Walls crumble, new causeway

Turning toward Father

Life surrendered to Him

Troubled times diminished

Days no longer as grim

Tasting acts of goodness

Challenges overcome

Father’s peace now descends

Doubts reduced to breadcrumbs

Walking in Father’s love

Mercy remains steadfast

Every promise trusted

Faith transformed, hope recast

From Psalm 34:19: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.”

Max Lucado Quote

Posted on May 14, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

The next time you’re disappointed, don’t panic and don’t give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He’s still in control.

From Luke 8:15: “But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart and bear fruit with endurance.“

Elisabeth Elliot Quote

Posted on May 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!

From Psalm 34:19: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.“

Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was a Christian author and speaker. She and her husband, Jim, spent time as missionaries in Ecuador.

Light Now Free!

Posted on May 10, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Luke 24:6-7: “Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to the hands of sinners and be crucified and on the third day rise again.”

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Enemy’s motives

Darkness full of fraud

Life spiraling down

Behind his facade

Trapped, with no escape

Caught in evil’s net

Each wave crashing down

Sinking deeper yet

Flowing river’s faith

Never left alone

Christ walks on water

Freed from this millstone

Hearing trumpet sound

Redemption’s surge swells

Blessed assurance

Now soul shall be well

Blood pays any cost

Sins nailed to this tree

Witness empty tomb

Rising, Light now free!

The hymn “When Peace, Like a River” inspired the writing of this poem. The lyrics were written by Horatio Gates Spafford in 1873. The song is sometimes titled from a line in the popular refrain, “It Is Well With My Soul.”

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