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Monday Memories: Receiving Peace

Posted on August 15, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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From John 14:25-27: “I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”

Receiving peace, covering far and near

Generating from God’s genuine love

Peace be within us, God blesses our souls

Through His Word, accepting grace from above

Tranquility resting, among God’s flock

Lord forever standing, with heaven’s peace

Surpassing all of our understanding

Jesus lives, delivering life’s new lease

Rely on Christ, seeking His inner peace

Through our Savior, nurturing hearts and minds

In faithfulness, accepting Him as Lord

Teach us to follow, salvation we find

Living Holy Spirit, guided by God

Transforming love, joy, peace—granted from God

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on August 15, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Within a matter of hours night will fall, the dark sky will glitter with moon and stars, and sleep will force itself upon us. Life will continue on uninterrupted. Appreciated or not, the canvas of nature will go on being painted by the fingers of God.

From Psalm 108:5: “Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let Your glory be over all the earth.”

Monday Memories: Grounded Through God

Posted on August 8, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 119:105: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

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Life’s trials spinning around us

Challenging our unsteady beliefs

Grounded through God, we must trust

Bringing His Grace, granting us relief

Spiritually grounded, seeking refuge

Walking along God’s chosen path

Life chooses from God’s menu

Always correct, computes God’s math

Prayer time, our Father’s time

Encouraging one another

God delivers a new paradigm

His plan replaces all others

Sincerely humbling our hearts

Hearing God’s truthful Word

Our Lord proclaims a new start

Actions can no longer be deferred

Grounded through God

Anchoring to His cornerstone

He banishes the Enemy’s fraud

With our Lord, never alone

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From Ecclesiates 4:12: “And though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

Warren Wiersbe Quote

Posted on August 8, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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Surrender your mind to the Lord at the beginning of each day.

From Isaiah 50:4: “The Lord God has given me a trained tongue, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning He wakens, wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught.”

Gift of Faith

Posted on August 7, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Hebrews 11:1-3: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.”

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Daily news fills with darkness

Wilderness, eternal home

Future forever empty

Trials continue to roam

Standing alone, Father speaks

Hearing His goodness in Word

Building life’s new foundation

Walking to His light’s watchword

Steps marching with assurance

Trust in Father grows each day

Hope strengthened in His mercy

Steadfast love charting faith’s way

Receiving this gift of faith

Praising Father’s divine lease

Fulfilling every promise

Inheriting grace-filled peace

From Psalm 33:20-22: “Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and shield. Our heart is glad in Him because we trust in His holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.”

Donald Miller Quote

Posted on August 7, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows that He is doing.

From Isaiah 40:26: Lift up your eyes on high and see: Who created these? He who brings out their host and numbers them, calling them all by name; because He is great in strength, mighty in power, not one is missing.”

Donald Miller (born 1971) is an American author, speaker, and business owner. Many of his personal essays and reflections deal with faith, God, and self-discovery.

Heavenly Father (Elfchen Series #112)

Posted on August 5, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Revival

Zion’s

Labor pains

Father delivers mercy

Drink deeply with delight

Rejoicing

Renewal

Spirit’s

Overflowing stream

Father’s grace bestows

Faith flourishes, hearts rejoice

Reassuring

Eternal

Comfort

Like mother’s

Rejoice with Jerusalem

Father reigns high above

Loving

From Isaiah 66:12-13: “For thus says the Lord: I will extend prosperity to her like a river and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream, and you shall nurse and be carried on her arm and bounced on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on August 5, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

God is Holy. Exalted. He is the only wise God, the Creator, the Maker, the Sovereign Lord. He is the Master. We have but one directive, and that it is to do His will.

From Psalm 97:12: “Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to His holy name!”

Need for Community

Posted on August 3, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Galatians 6:2: “Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

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Created with purpose

Breathing with His desires

Divine God stirs up grace

Planting what life requires

Need for community

Designing faith’s pathway

Communion joins many

Tasting Savior’s buffet

Encouragement in Christ

Sharing in Spirit’s love

Saints gathering as one

Feeling joy from above

Fellowship’s lasting bonds

Confessing sins, repent

Prayer lifts others up

Witnessing God’s intent

Blueprint for believers

Bearing life’s overloads

Love shared with each other

Transforming faith’s crossroads

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From James 5:16: “Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.”

Father Loves You

Posted on July 31, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 5:8: “But God proves His love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.”

Knowing Father loves you

Sharing His peace, believe

Molding each life’s purpose

Pouring out grace, receive

Breathing with hope’s mindset

Tasting glory of God

Following divine Word

Seeing through evil’s fraud

Promising you His love

Filling each wayward heart

Leading away from sin

Bringing life’s fresh, new start

Sending His Son to you

Adding up sin-filled debts

Erasing through Christ’s blood

Freeing from deepest nets

Remembering always

Accepting Father’s love

Receiving Spirit’s gifts

Walking with Christ above

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From 1 John 4:8-9: “Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.”

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Revival

Renewal

Eternal

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