Big Sky Buckeye

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Always Stand Firm

Posted on June 5, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Matthew 8:24-25: “A windstorm suddenly arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves, but He was asleep. And they went and woke Him up, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!'”

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Swamped by storm’s endless waves

Darkness covers waters

Perishing, “Lord, save us”

Every son and daughter

Deceived by enemy

Lord brings light upon scene

Watching evilness flee

Savior transforms faith’s genes

Filled with courageous strength

Darkness gives in to light

Witnessing, “Lord with us”

Mercy boards rescue’s flight

Glorified God in Christ

Lord teaches how to love

Rising beyond death’s tomb

Infinite grace above

Urged to always stand firm

Darkness shrinking away

Hearing Lord, “Do not fear”

Righteousness paves His way

From Isaiah 41:13: “For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.'”

Grasping Heaven’s Swing

Posted on May 26, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Isaiah 30:18: “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him.”

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Hearing Father’s voice

Every mountain sings

With faithful echoes

Praising heaven’s King

Showering His grace

Every valley sings

With earnest promise

Sowing trust, faith brings

Sending His mercy

Every village sings

With truth in His Word

Soaring eagle’s wings

Scattering His seeds

Every landscape sings

With divine beauty

Welcoming each spring

Walking in His light

Every neighbor sings

With each beating heart

Pulling on love’s strings

Witnessing His Son

Every sinner sings

With His righteousness

Grasping heaven’s swing

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From Isaiah 30:20-21: “Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself any longer, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”

His Proven Ways

Posted on May 22, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Deuteronomy 10:12: “So now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”

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Facing yet another day

Father’s mercy offers hand

Overcoming each challenge

Solid ground covers sinking sand

Trusting path of wisdom’s light

Father’s Word guides each step

Escaping evil’s darkness

Destined for Calvary’s doorstep

Looking back at long journey

Father’s love fills wayward heart

Trading pride with humbleness

Hope renewing from faith’s restart

Embracing His proven ways

Father’s grace shining ahead

Resisting darkest shadows

Filled with Son’s everlasting bread

Blessing Savior’s righteous road

Father’s sovereignty leads

Offering bridge to follow

Blood of Christ saves each tender reed

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From John 14:5-6: “Thomas said to Him, ‘Lord, we do not know where You are going. How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'”

Father’s Love

Posted on April 28, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Philippians 2:5-7: “Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, assuming human likeness.”

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Chained to sin’s wilderness

Faith missing what matters

Detached from Father’s love

Like sheep, mankind scatters

Father responds with love

Relationship desired

Son of God empties self

Divine plan now hard-wired

Born in human likeness

Messiah shares His love

Father’s trusted guidance

Promised grace from above

Given name of Jesus

Mercy’s love now descends

Servant becomes Shepherd

Father’s own heart transcends

Calvary’s death vanquished

Jesus forever reigns

Every knee shall now bend

Father’s love breaks each chain

From Philippians 2:9-11: “Therefore God exalted him even more highly and gave him the name that is above every other name, so that at the name given to Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Steady Hand (Elfchen Series #198)

Posted on April 12, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Bestowing

Sunset

Tomorrow’s worries

Spirit’s grace resets

Waking to morning’s peace

Sunrise

Bearing

Burdens

Multiply baggage

Calvary breathes mercy

Jesus carries every piece

Lifted

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Leading

Unmatched

Tidal wave

Facing major decisions

Father guides each step

Wisdom

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.

Faith’s Rebirth

Posted on April 7, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

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Heavenly message

Writing with new hope

Lifting spirits high

Praising faith’s bright scope

Heavenly boldness

Persevering grace

Penetrating love

Praising faith’s new base

Heavenly mercy

Blessing with each breeze

Filling lungs with peace

Praising what faith sees

Heavenly goodness

Sharing righteous voice

Adorning with joy

Praising faith’s best choice

Heavenly greatness

Descending to earth

Filling one manger

Praising faith’s rebirth

His Wonderful Works

Posted on March 17, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 107:28: “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out from their distress.”

Filled with hunger and thirst

Delivering mercy’s love

His wonderful works breathe

Living bread from God above

Bowed down under sin’s weight

Seeing all darkness and gloom

Chains of bondage hold tight

Witnessing Lord’s empty tomb

Stirred with faith’s reborn strength

Grasping Christ’s confident hand

Mighty waters run free

Rising above fertile lands

Transformed trust in God’s Word

Fixing each eye upon light

Vision’s ultimate hope

Living within Shepherd’s sight

Delivered from troubles

Receiving His steadfast love

Goodness reigns forever

Giving thanks to God above

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From Psalm 107:31: “Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love, for His wonderful works to humankind.”

Promised Ticket

Posted on February 28, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Mark 13:11: When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak but the Holy Spirit.”

From every corner

Darkness forecasting light

Voices filled with emptiness

Now standing firm, God’s faith airtight

One promised ticket

Risen from empty tomb

False prophets flee every scene

Now Savior breathes, faithful hope blooms

Suffering no more

Calvary’s blood-stained cross

Foundation of Father’s grace

Now sin flees, no longer faith’s boss

Mercy from heaven

Angels stir from above

Called to gather Shepherd’s flock

Now faith’s destiny, filled with love

From Mark 13:26-27: “Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory. Then He will send out the angels and gather the elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.”

Fresh Beginnings

Posted on February 4, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 51:10-12: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.”

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Just as farmers plant

Placing faithful trust

God’s mercy shall grant

From earth’s blessed crust

Mankind’s wayward thoughts

Filling sinful acts

Tender grace be caught

Truthfulness unpacked

Steadfast Spirit stirs

Creating clean heart

Joyfulness unblurred

Fresh beginnings start

God’s love envisions

Taking in His peace

Hope’s assured vision

Life’s renewing lease

Old ways put away

Hanging from Lord’s cross

Bridge lighted each day

Faith brings us across

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From Ephesians 4:21-24: “For surely you have heard about Him and were taught in Him, as truth is in Jesus, to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to clothe yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”

Eugene Peterson Quote

Posted on January 24, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

God is sheer mercy and grace.

From Psalm 103:8: “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”

Eugene Peterson (1932-2018) was an American pastor, theologian, and Christian author.

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