Big Sky Buckeye

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Courage Found

Posted on April 9, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Isaiah 43:19: “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

Be prepared to be surprised

Promises shall be fulfilled

God honors His divine Word

From wilderness, truth rebuilds

Faith’s path to mighty waters

Savior’s life rising from death

Light’s mercy conquers darkness

Resurrection’s living breath

Deliverance from sin’s death

Salvation wipes away tears

Harvest of grace bearing joy

Witness Jesus, He appears

Flesh left at Calvary’s cross

Righteousness offers new road

Christ buys freedom with His blood

Gather love from seeds He sowed

Courage found in Savior’s steps

Invitation to see ahead

Holy Spirit left to guide

Nourished with God’s daily bread

From Psalm 126:5-6: “May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy. Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves.”

Darkness Flees

Posted on April 6, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 23:4: Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

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Always near

God’s mighty hand

From heavenly high

His creation, as planned

Mercy’s light

Shares daily bread

God’s comforting peace

Anchored at faith’s beachhead

Gospel’s breath

Fills from His Word

God delivers hope

Future no longer blurred

Harmony

Blessed with God’s love

Grace feeds man’s spirit

Established from above

Righteous road

God walks with thee

Promises fulfilled

Enemy’s darkness flees

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From Genesis 28:15: “Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Faith’s Precious Template (Elfchen Series #246)

Posted on April 4, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Preparations

Sowing

Spirit’s seeds

Planting righteous grain

Fields of eternal life

Harvesting

Connections

Praying

Daily consistency

Faithful relationship deepens

Buoyed by Father’s love

Maturing

Interactions

Sharing

Christ’s grace

Spirit of gentleness

Placing light upon others

Witnessing

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Monday Memories: Grace from Above

Posted on March 31, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Micah 6:8: “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

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Filled with mercy and love

God’s Word becoming flesh

Grace and truth, Christ proclaims

Spirit comes to refresh

God’s message resonates

Resist dark temptations

Gives grace to the humble

Receive His salvation

Believing in Jesus

Saved by “Amazing Grace”

Love transcends from above

Light shines upon each face

Doesn’t look for our faults

Our Lord never keeps score

His grace given freely

Loving us, evermore

Transformation through faith

Raising life from the dead

Unfathomable love

By grace, and blood Christ shed

From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll: “Grace operates apart from the response or the ability of the individual. Grace is one-sided. Grace is God giving Himself in full acceptance to someone who does not deserve it and can never earn it and will never be able to repay.”

Originally published October, 2020.

Each Tomorrow

Posted on March 30, 2025 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.”

Faith in future unseen

Trusting God’s divine Word

Tasting His every truth

Steps taken, hope conferred

Faith finds each tomorrow

Hearing Shepherd’s firm voice

Welcoming hope with love

Peace filling every choice

Faith follows righteous path

Holding hope’s precious grace

According to God’s plan

Enemy gives up chase

Faith moving beyond fear

Finding mercy’s new light

Grasping Savior’s fresh rope

Hope shines forever bright

Faith offers endless joy

Returning to God’s home

Praising as One Body

Destined hope freely roams

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.”

Craig Groeschel Quote

Posted on March 26, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

There is no sin too great for God’s grace. There is no habit too big for His healing. There is no label too strong for His love.

From Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”

Craig Groeschel (born 1967) is an America pastor and Christian author.

Well of Grace

Posted on March 16, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Colossians 3:1-2: “So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”

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Experiencing God’s grace

Feeling His generous love

Tasting heavenly goodness

New life found in Christ above

Renewing spirit of grace

Casting aside former ways

Escaping darkest trials

Christ’s sunrise erases gray

Drinking from God’s well of grace

Reading His Word, laced with hope

Sharing His righteous message

Faith matures, viewed through Christ’s scope

Embracing truth in God’s grace

Nourishing faith, now rejoice

Sustaining joy with each step

Christ’s glory in risen voice

Harvesting gifts from God’s grace

Setting mind on peace above

Filling heart with blessed hymns

Harmony flows from Christ’s love

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From Colossians 3:15: “And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”

John Owen Quote

Posted on March 16, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Before the work of grace the heart is “stony.” It can do no more than a stone can do to please God.

From Hebrews 4:16: “Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

John Owen (1616-1683) was an English Puritan church leader and theologian.

Everlasting (Elfchen Series #243)

Posted on March 14, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Faith

Patience

Rejoice always

Embracing each moment

Trust in God’s promises

Answering

Always

Courage

Faithfulness leading

Mercy opens door

God’s refuge of light

Unflinching

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Presence

Grace

Deepest love

Acceptance with humbleness

God’s passion for life

Forgiving

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.

Salvation’s Key

Posted on March 5, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Joel 2:12-13: “Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from punishment.”

Earth quakes, full of darkness

Wilderness surrounds thee

Wayward steps, no escape

Misplacing salvation’s key

Hope dwells in empty faith

Where is God’s gracious love?

Enemy’s fire burns bright

Obscuring Spirit above

Each transgression concealed

Yet, God views every one

Righteous breath covers land

Offering grace to outrun

Heart fills with repentance

Every sin be confessed

God’s forgiveness shall come

Redeeming faith’s final quest

Christ waits at Calvary

Hidden in faith’s Good News

Hope’s new pathway of peace

Offering love to infuse

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From Proverbs 28:13: “No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”

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Preparations

Connections

Interactions

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Faith

Always

Presence

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