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Faith’s Insight

Posted on July 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Corinthians 5:6-7: “So we are always confident, even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord—for we walk by faith, not by sight.”

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Living by faith in Christ

Conscious of His nearness

Walking daily with trust

Spirit breathes with clearness

Groaning from burdens’ weight

Confident in His Word

Giving all to Jesus

Faith’s insight undeterred

Aiming to please Father

Answers found in Son’s love

Pursuing duty’s faith

Called to seek Him above

Receiving mercy’s touch

Inspiration from grace

Believing divine truth

Faith’s eternal birthplace

Being born from above

Behold, journey awaits

Embracing Lord’s judgment

Redemption’s faithful date

From 2 Corinthians 5:14: “For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on July 5, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Choosing to align our thoughts with God’s Word will move us toward the abundant life our Creator designed.

From 1 Corinthians 2:15-16: “Those who are spiritual discern all things, and they are themselves subject to no one else’s scrutiny. ^‘For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct Him?’ But we have the mind of Christ.”

Monday Memories: Seeking God’s Wisdom

Posted on July 3, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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The text used for this poem is based upon Proverbs Chapter 10, with the 10th verse taking center stage: “The wise lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin.”

Seeks God’s wisdom

His words bring wealth

A benevolent father

Welcomes a wise child

Virtue always delivers

Never going hungry

The judicious of heart

Follows the Commandments

Always walks in integrity

Makes for a secure life

Boldly calls out trouble

Brings peace to life

Use righteous words

Builds a fountain of life

Hate stirs up trouble

Love heals our offenses

Craves absorbing wisdom

Ignores a blathering fool

Leads an honorable life

Shuns sinful behaviors

Be prudent when speaking

Uses a blameless tongue

Seeks the Lord’s blessings

Comes in reverent prayer

Follows our heavenly Father

His stronghold protects us

Originally published June, 2019.

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on June 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

When fear begins to sink in, I pray harder, study longer, and read my Bible more closely. God wants to cast out the fear and doubt in your life.

From Psalm 27:1: “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

Monday Memories: Worship and Praise

Posted on June 5, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From John 4:23-24: [Jesus is speaking] “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship Him. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

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Praising with faith the Sabbath, the Lord’s Day

But, our lives needing to connect in other ways

Worshipping each day, receiving God’s serenity

Setting aside daily moments, faithful identity

Reading Scripture from the Lord’s Holy Word

Praying, praising, giving thanks—voices heard

Coming to the Lord with sincere-filled thoughts

Spending time with Him, connecting life’s dots

Sowing seeds of worship and praise with our God

Transforming by His love, perfect and unflawed

Reaping abounding harvest, singing with gladness

Witnessing God’s sacred harmony, never sadness

Filling our hungry hearts, opening up our minds

Listening to our Lord, He comes and truly finds

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From American pastor and Christian author, A. W. Tozer: “If you will not worship God seven days a week, you do not really worship Him on one day a week.”

Originally published March, 2020.

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on April 30, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Although every verse in the Bible is inspired by God and given to us for our benefit, we won’t hear His voice unless we make His Word a priority.

From Deuteronomy 8:2-3: “Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments. He humbled you by letting you hunger, then by feeding you with manna, with which neither you nor your ancestors were acquainted, in order to make you understand that one does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.”

Every Season

Posted on April 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Timothy 4:1-2: “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom, I solemnly urge you: proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage with the utmost patience in teaching.”

Always be prepared

Proclaiming God’s Word

Staying persistent

Every season stirred

Always be patient

Encouraging words

Sharing Father’s grace

Every season heard

Always be faithful

Remaining steadfast

Enduring hardships

Every season cast

Always be truthful

Teaching Gospel’s facts

Turning toward God

Every season acts

Always be strengthened

Believing in God

Kneeling and praying

Every season lauds

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From 2 Timothy 4:5: “As for you, be sober in everything, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully.”

God’s Tripod

Posted on March 15, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Corinthians 13:13: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.”

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Searching for God’s Kingdom

Life held back, born of flesh

Restrained by sinful chains

Spirit comes to refresh

Earthbound, God’s grace arrives

Breathing as Son of Man

Eternity opens

Laying out divine plan

Being born from above

God’s Word descends with Light

Son’s faith, unselfish love

Spirit’s mercy takes flight

Believing in Savior

Accepting grace of God

Spirit’s destiny breathes

Trinity, God’s tripod

From Matthew 28:19-20: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Jack Wellman Quote

Posted on March 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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No one needs to tell you that these are very troubling times; however, the Word of God can give us assurance for a hope and a future, even in a troubled world.

From 2 Timothy 3:1-2: “You must understand this, that in the last days distressing times will come. For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy.”

Jack Wellman is an American pastor and Christian author.

Woodrow Kroll Quote

Posted on February 22, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Trust and let the One who holds both the past and future be your Guide for the present.

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.“

Woodrow Kroll (born 1944) is an American pastor, Christian author, and radio host. He has written over 50 books on the Bible and Christian living.

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