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Leonard Ravenhill Quote

Posted on August 12, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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Prayer does not condition God; prayer conditions us. Prayer does not win God to our view; it reveals God’s view to us.

From Colossians 4:2-4: “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray for us as well, that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison, so that I may reveal it clearly, as I should.“

Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) was a British Christian author. Many of his chosen themes focused on prayer and revival.

Heavenly Leadership (Elfchen Series #261)

Posted on August 8, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Commitment

Father

Calls us

For His use

Facing life’s daily grind

Faithfulness

Empowerment

Father

Helps us

Hearts set afire

Lighting way through darkness

Trustworthiness

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Encouragement

Father

Teaches us

Lessons in forgiveness

Sending out His disciples

Worthiness

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This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.

Richard J. Foster Quote

Posted on August 4, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

When we genuinely believe that inner transformation is God’s work and not ours, we can put to rest our passion to set others straight.

From Isaiah 55:8-9: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Richard J. Foster (born 1942) is an American author and Christian theologian.

John MacArthur Quote

Posted on June 23, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Our need is not to prove God’s faithfulness but to demonstrate our own, by trusting Him both to determine and to supply our needs according to His will.

From 1 Corinthians 4:2: “Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.”

John MacArthur (born 1939) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Father’s Certainty

Posted on June 22, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 23:6: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.”

Searching for life’s certainty

Facing darkness without end

Seeking mercy’s treasured light

Father’s truth will never bend

Praying for darkness to leave

Believing in light above

Accepting His timely grace

Father’s gentle touch of love

Walking into valley’s light

Stepping toward Heaven’s gate

Watching darkness crawl away

Father’s certainty creates

Rising from Calvary’s death

Trusting Savior’s final words

Defeating darkness at last

Father’s light no longer blurred

Feeling certainty redeemed

Tearing apart chains of sin

Seeing Eternity’s light

Father’s benevolence wins

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From 2 Timothy 2:8-10: “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David—that is my gospel, for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.”

Maya Angelou Quote

Posted on June 22, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.

From 2 Thessalonians 5:16-18: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American author, poet, and civil rights activist. Her body of published work is found in autobiographies, essays, poems, and numerous credits in plays, movies, and television shows.

A. J. Gossip Quote

Posted on May 28, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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God has the right to be trusted; to be believed that He means what He says; and that His love is dependable.

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.”

A. J. (Arthur John) Gossip (1873-1954) was a Scottish-born pastor and Christian teacher.

Rooted in Light

Posted on May 21, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 92:1-2: “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, to declare Your steadfast love in the morning and Your faithfulness by night.”

Father in Heaven

Praising His blessed name

Eternity’s hope

Love lights redemption’s flame

Father, O Most High

Sharing His steadfast love

Each morning and night

Rooted in light above

Father, Lord of Hosts

Blessing with mercy’s hand

Depth of love’s light

Just as He always planned

Father’s grace offered

Calling Son’s love to serve

Eyes opened to light

Salvation shall preserve

Father’s promised path

Shredding darkness with light

Christ rises from death

Righteous love taking flight

From John 8:12: “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.'”

Faithful Obedience

Posted on March 23, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Acts 5:29: “But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority.'”

Energized through God’s Word

Timeless blessings of grace

Called to journey in faith

Savior’s peace to embrace

Enter body of Christ

Spirit shall never rest

From sunrise to sunrise

Faith overcomes each test

Faithful obedience

Accepting divine will

Glory to God above

Mercy flowing downhill

Faith trusts with confidence

Tomorrow shall brighten

Christ walks ahead of thee

Life’s burdens, He lightens

God’s gift of repentance

Kneel at Calvary’s tree

Forgiveness from above

Savior’s blood sets us free

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From Romans 6:4: “Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on March 12, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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It is a waste of time trying to unscrew the inscrutable workings of God. He honors faith and obedience.

From Acts 5:29: “But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority.'”

Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.

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