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Righteousness Leads

Posted on August 24, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 138:7: “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me against the wrath of my enemies; You stretch out Your hand, and Your right hand delivers me.”

Facing great troubles

Darkness surrounds thee

Grasping faith’s mighty Rock

Through Christ’s grace, one sees

Delivering light

Victory at hand

Watching enemy flee

Forever Christ stands

Fulfilling purpose

Gentle voice shares love

Lasting promise of peace

Christ views from above

Rising with new life

Fed with living bread

Preserving lasting hope

From Christ’s blood, He shed

Praising His Father

Mighty are His deeds

Sharing joy from His heart

Christ’s righteousness leads

From Psalm 138:8: “The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of Your hands.”

Mercy’s Breath (Elfchen Series #263)

Posted on August 22, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Redemption’s Truth

Darkness

Surrounds thee

God’s blazing fire

Enemy vanquished to shadows

Salvation

Words of Hope

Heart

Distress filled

God’s trusted answers

Lighting His righteous path

Confidence

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Blessed Journey

Songs

Of praise

God’s steadfast love

His goodness endures forever

Thankfulness

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Creator’s Spirit

Posted on July 30, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Genesis 1:1-3: “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”

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Stillness of another day

Creator’s spirit thrives

Composing eloquent song

Gentleness arrives

Morning’s sun always arrives

Creator’s love surrounds

Flowing with eternal peace

Harmony’s background

Wilderness coming alive

Creator’s welcome breath

Fathering tomorrow’s hope

Life renews from death

Nature’s intimate whispers

Creator’s rhythmic beat

Offering eternal joy

Love where rivers meet

Daylight replaces nightfall

Creator’s timeless clock

Aligning earth with heavens

Spirit’s key unlocks

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From John 1:1-3: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.”

Joy’s Heavenly Place

Posted on June 29, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Philippians 3:14: “I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.”

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Journey through darkness

Consumed by fire of sin

Filled with desires of flesh

Bound for hell’s tailspin

Enemy’s false words

Promises unfulfilled

Confidence now waning

Whisper of hope killed

Shepherd’s gate opens

Calvary’s light beholds

Kneel now, accept His grace

Heaven’s path unfolds

Flesh left in darkness

Repentance of past ways

Leaving sin’s wilderness

Faith in Christ each day

Lord’s grace accepted

Covered with Father’s love

Savoring hope’s reward

Glory from above

Holding fast in trust

Faithful, transforming pace

Redemption forever

Joy’s heavenly place

From Philippians 3:20: “But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Shrinking Darkness (Elfchen Series #258)

Posted on June 27, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Always Forward

Father

Witnessing transformations

Smallest of steps

Raising faith’s enduring foundation

Rejoicing

Mercy Received

Precious

Harvest gathered

Filled with destiny

From smallest of seeds

Possibilities

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Peace as One

Daily

Hope embraced

From Savior’s light

Smallest voice sharing grace

Beginnings

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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.

God’s Assurance

Posted on June 25, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Hebrews 6:19-20: “We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”

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God’s assurance

Backed up with love

Unchangeable

Reigns from above

God’s steadfastness

Shared through His Word

Unwavering

Light now unblurred

God’s character

Offered His peace

Unshakeable

Salvation’s lease

God’s persistence

Filled with His grace

Unrelenting

Truth to embrace

God’s perfection

Trusted faith’s scope

Unparalleled

Christ’s risen hope

From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll: “Ask God. Trust God. We are completely dependent on Him for eternal life, for forgiveness, for character, for security.”

Hope’s Clear Light

Posted on June 18, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Colossians 1:4-5: “For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel that has come to you.”

Faith in Jesus Christ

Rising with hope’s clear light

Love descends from Heaven

Fulfilling mercy’s flight

Faith speaks through God’s Word

Nourishing truth each day

Whisper of light to trust

Breathing hope, never gray

Faith targets saint’s heart

Sowing each faithful seed

Spirit nurtures each one

Blessing how hope shall feed

Faith’s patient journey

Praying to Lord above

Strengthened steps persevere

Uniting with hope’s love

Faith’s kingdom shall come

Redeeming with love’s grace

Father, Son, and Spirit

Offering hope’s embrace

From Colossians 1:12-13: “Giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.”

Redeeming Love

Posted on June 15, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Isaiah 40:10-11: “See, the Lord God comes with might, and His arm rules for Him; His reward is with Him and His recompense before Him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs in His arms and carry them in His bosom and gently lead the mother sheep.”

Father’s passionate plan

His mercy offers one way

Defeating darkness of sin

Sheep shall no longer stray

Father’s earthly descent

Love bears mankind’s salvation

Shepherd leads those lost to peace

Faith grows hope’s foundation

Father’s redeeming love

Unconditional with grace

Calvary bearing man’s debts

Resurrection’s birthplace

Father’s ultimate deed

Tomorrow offering light

Spirit leading as Christ’s guide

Transgressions colored white

Father’s forgiving breath

Savior’s search will never end

Wayward return to His voice

Disciples, He now sends

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From Hebrews 13:20-21: “Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, make you complete in everything good so that you may do His will, as He works among us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever.”

Filled with Time

Posted on June 12, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Another morning rises

Hourglass filled with time

Adventures waiting

Spirit’s gentle touch leaves nighttime

Another wakening heart

Hourglass filled with time

Emotions sailing

Distant dreams surface to bell’s chime

Another page opens up

Hourglass filled with time

Happiness smiling

Nature’s radiance sure to climb

Another wilderness road

Hourglass filled with time

Transitions breathing

Tasting sweetest life, in its prime

Tomorrow naps in shadows

Hourglass filled with time

Hopefulness praising

Unending day, please no bedtime

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Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on June 11, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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The unexpected, hopeful circumstances that show up in our darkest moments are not accidents but precious assurance builders from the Lord.

From Judges 7:15: “When Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped, and he returned to the camp of Israel and said, ‘Get up, for the Lord has given the army of Midian into your hand.'”

Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer. He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.

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Blessed Journey

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Always Forward

Mercy Received

Peace as One

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