Big Sky Buckeye

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In His Word

Posted on May 6, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 119:97-98: “Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all day long. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me.”

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Eternal Lord in Heaven

Our faithfulness flows from Him

God’s Word pilots creation

Through time’s ages, never dim

Evil prowling in darkness

Waiting to maim and uproot

God’s love, lasting protection

His grace lighting life’s new route

Accepting God’s Holy law

Life filling with His delight

Marching with our conviction

Saved from misery’s dark night

Reading daily from Scripture

In His Word, Lord shall converse

Living with Father’s wisdom

Love every single verse

Father’s Word always teaches

Guiding life’s faithful mindset

Lives led by His commandments

Follow now, never forget

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From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “We need godly knowledge and principles to guide us, which is why we must make meditation on the Word a daily habit.”

Forever Praise

Posted on May 5, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 98:5-6: “Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody. With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.”

With joy, singing life’s new song

Lifting up voices, filled with praise

Hailing Father’s steadfast love

Let our eyes to Heaven gaze

Our Lord does marvelous things

Victorious in His deeds

Judging world with righteousness

Tirelessly His Spirit leads

Earth’s faithful hearts shall rejoice

Accepting His love and grace

Forever praise God’s presence

Darkness, never will we chase

Ageless joy recites God’s Word

Life’s solid foothold responds

Promises backed up by trust

Faith, hope, love form lasting bonds

Guide every daily step

Reigning from Heaven above

With Son and Holy Spirit

From God comes lasting love

From Psalm 98:7-8: “Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who live in it. Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing together for joy.”

Holding Us Fast

Posted on May 2, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 8:38-39: “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Burdened with sin-filling guilt

Questions about salvation

Worn down, feeling overwhelmed

Life struggling with temptation

Surrounded by sin’s gloom and doom

Meager actions not enough

Salvation ignores life’s works

Grace shining through evil’s bluff

Remember God’s faithful truths

Choosing us, always with us

Spirit marks each with new life

His love, hope’s guaranteed plus

Father’s Word holding us fast

Always our righteous anchor

Steadies weary, stumbling steps

Answers doubts, quiets rancor

Jesus pays our debts in full

Forgiven, transformed, renewed

According to His mercy

Taking our place, flesh subdued

From Titus 3:4-5: “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”

Gifts of Grace (Elfchen Series #55)

Posted on April 23, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Redemption

Father

Sharing grace

Transforming countless lives

Sending salvation’s precious gift

Love

Goodness

Life

Embracing truth

Witnessing infinite love

Stepping forward, accept God’s

Grace

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Trust

Believers

Love calling

Jesus spreading grace

Inviting us to follow

Faith

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Holy Deliverance

Posted on April 22, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 34:17-18: “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.”

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Praying for His guidance

Needing our Lord each day

Kneeling in humbleness

Love answers with His way

Troubles overtake thee

Confessing now to Him

Finding peace in Jesus

Blessings fill saintly hymns

Taste and see, God is good

Life’s every heartbeat

Casts temptation aside

Walking to His drumbeat

Departing from evil’s sin

Each day, every hour

Come, listen to Father

Grace fuels mighty power

Calvary’s cross beckons

Love’s road to salvation

Empty tomb proclaiming

Life’s faithful foundation

This poem’s message of “Holy Deliverance” is intensely felt through the singing of Chris Tomlin in “Lord, I Need You.”

Monday Memories: Treasured Grace

Posted on April 19, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Life’s richest treasures, waiting just ahead

Following God’s true light to a new day

Unlike any of man’s earthly treasures

With God’s Spirit, angels leading the way

Our journey defined by something greater

Life can only be measured by God’s wealth

Allowing heart and soul to follow God

Our Father’s treasured Grace, restores our health

Rejoicing, now choosing God’s truthful way

Do you witness and see this path as well?

Join with Jesus, we’ll follow together

Following our Savior, our treasures swell

Courage, faith, and hope carry us along

Fueled by God’s love, we march to Jesus’ song

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on April 13, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

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The sufferings that the Lord allows in our life are given to us for His good purpose. Whenever God allows suffering to remain, He gives grace to endure it.

From 2 Corinthians 12:7-9: “Therefore, to keep me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.'”

Sinclair B. Ferguson Quote

Posted on April 5, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

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The foundation of our love for the Lord lies in the recognition of His holiness, our sinfulness, and His grace.

From Ephesians 2:4-5: “But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ–by grace you have been saved.”

Sharing Precious Love

Posted on March 24, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 118:26: “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord.”

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Rejoice with this new day

God sharing precious love

Blessed Word guides our way

Behold gifts from above

Extend love to others

Family and friends shine

Each sister and brother

Feeling God’s love, divine

Christ sheds blood, out of love

Building faith’s cornerstone

Treasured, caring, proud of

Never feeling alone

Remembering God’s saints

Memories still alive

Cherished thoughts now repaint

Holding tight each archive

Lord is God, brings His light

Giving thanks for His grace

Blessed angels take flight

Precious love shall embrace

From Psalm 118:1: “O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!”

Nothing More Precious

Posted on March 18, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From John 12:44-46: “Then Jesus cried aloud: ‘Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in Him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees Him who sent me. I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.'”

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Across this world’s vastness

There’s nothing more precious

Than our God-given life

Primed to breath by His grace

Every precious day

Praise God for its richness

Honor life’s simple ways

Praying with thankful hearts

Just as God molds this earth

Spirit works tirelessly

Shaping and stretching lives

Blessing each precious breath

God’s precious hands guiding

Framing, leading, teaching

Crafting lives, filled with love

Accept His blessed gift

Charged with following God

Life’s precious, rocky path

Falling with stumbling steps

But, Father picks us up

Savoring each day’s breath

There’s nothing more precious

Honoring Lord of all

Straight to life’s final end

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From Psalm 23:5-6: “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 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.”

Following prayer and reading my Bible, my thoughts went into writing this special poem. Indeed, there is nothing more precious than life. On March 17, 2021, my stepfather, Ed, went to the Lord. The love he shared with my mother (his loving Martha) was boundless, and I was blessed to share my Christian faith with him. The unconditional love given by my mother to her blessed Ed will be a lasting gift because it has been witnessed by so many others.

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Redemption

Goodness

Trust

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