Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

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.”

Monday Memories: Morning Peace

Posted on March 3, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Lamentations 3:22-23: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

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Early morning arrives

Filled with mishmash of thoughts

Searching for peace of mind

Asking God, call the shots

Waiting in the kitchen

Prayer time with the Lord

His spirit calms life down

Life’s outlook feels restored

Table’s Bible invites

Reading, learning God’s Word

His insight teaches truth

Daily lessons inferred

Accepting God’s invite

Dressed for an autumn walk

Dialog moves outside

Let’s continue to talk

From Isaiah 57:19: “Peace, peace, to the far and the near, says the Lord; and I will heal them.”

Originally published September, 2020.

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on February 28, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Nothing stands the test like solid character. You can handle the blast like a steer in a blizzard. You keep standing against the wind and the howling, raging storm because Christ is at work in your spirit.

From Psalm 119:165: “Great peace have those who love Your law;
nothing can make them stumble.”

Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Fruits Fully Bloom

Posted on February 26, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 37:3-4: “Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and enjoy security. Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

Trusting Father’s plans

Accepting His grace

Breathing in wisdom

Worry no longer gives chase

Taking faithful steps

Embracing His ways

Walking with Father

His patience teaches each day

Lending mercy’s peace

Expressing His love

Filling heart with hope

Father’s joy breathes from above

Leaving sinful flesh

Departing from night

Honoring Father

His righteousness leads with light

Sowing truthful seeds

Viewing empty tomb

Trusting risen Christ

Redemption’s fruits fully bloom

From Psalm 37:29: “The righteous shall inherit the land and live in it forever.”

Unwavering Peace

Posted on February 19, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 13:5-6: “But I trusted in Your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord because He has dealt bountifully with me.”

Tomorrow’s uncertainty

Darkness surrounds thee

Asking, where to turn?

Confidence, ready to flee

Focused on Bethlehem’s star

God invites our trust

Savior’s love fills heart

Assurance grows, steps adjust

Unwavering peace stirs hope

No longer afraid

Spirit lifting faith

Comfort found in joy’s upgrade

Rejoice in life’s salvation

Christ’s redeeming love

Heavenly praise sings

Unafraid, fed from above

God’s righteousness shares vision

Blessing faith’s new lease

Seeds sown with mercy

Confidence blooms, lasting peace

From the words of Canadian writer and Christian blogger, Ann Voskamp: “There is an unwavering peace today when an uncertain tomorrow is trusted to an unchanging God.

Faith in Christ

Posted on February 16, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Matthew 14:25-27: “And early in the morning He came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, ‘Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.'”

Facing life’s darkest times

Tempest sweeping over thee

Hiding from storm’s anger

Light’s shadow approaching thee

Fearing who comes forward

His tenderness touches thee

Rising from death’s darkness

His body’s blood saving thee

Recognizing Jesus

His hand reaches out to thee

Quieting surging tides

Joy now rushes upon thee

Hearing His faithful voice

Savior’s grace now covers thee

Forgiving life’s missteps

Redemption now awaits thee

Witnessing faith in Christ

Eternal love surrounds thee

Securing hope with peace

Tomorrow brightens for thee

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From Matthew 14:28-30: “Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, if it is you, command me to come to You on the water.’ He said, ‘Come.’ So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus.”

Monday Memories: Love Triumphs

Posted on February 10, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From 1 Corinthians 13:13: “And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.”

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Living hollow life without love

Nothing but emptiness, thereof

Disconnected faith fills our veins

Minus love, tall mountains remain

Mankind’s meaningless possessions

Forgotten in life’s recessions

Worldly knowledge, means so little

Love gently binds, never brittle

Love arrives with Holy kindness

Patience without any blindness

Never arrogant or hateful

Without envy, always grateful

Jesus teaches, love each other

Sincere love, sisters and brothers

Caring God so loved this dark world

Christ’s own unselfish love unfurled

From a blood-stained Cross comes His Grace

Love speaks out, sin falls on its face

Our Lord offers His Holy gift

Faith, hope, love . . . no longer adrift

God’s Word delivers life’s new lease

Love triumphs, building lasting peace

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From the words of Christian theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr: “The cross symbolizes a cosmic as well as a historic truth. Love conquers the world, but its victory is not an easy one.”

Originally published September, 2020.

Deep Roots

Posted on February 9, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Job 14:7-9: “For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again and that its shoots will not cease. Though its root grows old in the earth and its stump dies in the ground, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant.”

Born with innocence

Nurtured by mother’s love

Filled with newfound wonder

Shadow of Christ above

Tomorrow shall wait

Savior’s love comes this day

Nourished through grace from God

Faith follows hope’s walkway

Peace fills daily breath

Sprouts from living waters

God’s love feeds faith’s deep roots

For each son and daughter

Age gathering years

Yet, spirit remains strong

Love nourishes outlook

Christ writes salvation’s song

Joy fills every day

Darkness fades into light

God’s Word speaks of His love

Righteous faith knows what’s right

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From Psalm 1:2-3: “But their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law they meditate day and night. They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.”

Yesterday Forgotten

Posted on February 6, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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Traveling in darkness

Every winding road

Always going uphill

Bearing heavy loads

Filling with emptiness

Sadness ruptures heart

Simply seeking healing

Searching for fresh start

Collecting memories

Hope sheds one more tear

Often feeling numbness

Overwhelming fears

Witnessing tomorrow

Been here once before

Every step well-traveled

Waiting at backdoor

Envisioning sunrise

Source of everything

Yesterday forgotten

Knowing peace shall sing

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Ann Voskamp Quote

Posted on February 2, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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There is unwavering peace today when an uncertain tomorrow is trusted to an unchanging God.

From Isaiah 26:3-4: “Those of steadfast mind You keep in peace, in peace because they trust in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God.”

Ann Voskamp (born 1973) is a Canadian writer and Christian blogger.

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