Big Sky Buckeye

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Promised by God

Posted on April 10, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 107:1-2: “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those He redeemed from trouble.”

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Overcoming one more trial

Patience seeking unsteady heart

Navigating life’s endless miles

God’s light insuring faith’s fresh start

Bringing lost sheep to green meadows

Darkness replaced with mercy’s hope

Meeting truth, forever aglow

Savior extends light’s righteous rope

Giving thanks to Christ’s steadfast love

Redemption proven, empty tomb

Releasing grace from high above

Spirit’s light, transforms every room

Fulfilling Word, promised by God

Thirst now quenched, hunger at last fed

Witnessing His love, never flawed

Light at cross, enemy has fled

Transforming life, away from sin

Faithfulness renewed, finding grace

Blessing Resurrection’s linchpin

Savior’s light takes its righteous place

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.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on April 7, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

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Since God has rescued us from the bondage to sin, forgiven us, and brought us into His family, grateful obedience should be our response.

From Acts 5:17-21: “Then the high priest took action; he and all who were with him (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), being filled with jealousy, arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, brought them out, and said, ‘Go, stand in the temple and tell the people the whole message about this life.’ When they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and went on with their teaching.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on March 18, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Our position in the Lord affects everything about us–attitudes, emotions, conversation, and conduct.

From Ephesians 1:20-21: “God put this power to work in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.”

Grace Shall Seal

Posted on March 6, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From John 12:34: “The crowd answered Him, ‘We have heard from the law that the Messiah remains forever. How can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?'”

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Walking in darkness

Uncertainty’s steps

Faith seeking answers

Burdened with each misstep

Encouraging love

Redemption’s risen light

Faith finding its way

Son of Man stands upright

Seeking heaven’s peace

Spirit guides actions

Faith’s revealing trust

Calvary’s transaction

Believing in Christ

Shadows fade away

Faith sharing Gospel

In His name, let us pray

Reflecting hope’s path

Truth’s lantern reveals

Faith, Jesus leading

Safe passage, grace shall seal

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From John 12:35-36: “Jesus said to them, ‘The light is in you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. If you walk in the darkness, you do not know where you are going. While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.'”

Faith Transformed

Posted on March 3, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Ephesians 2:3: “All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else.”

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Faith trampled with doubt

Filled with endless fear

Overwhelming worry

Chains of sin bring tears

Seeking to please God

Performance falls short

Overwhelming burdens

Endless works, abort

Accepting God’s way

His mercy sends light

Overwhelming presence

By grace, faith holds tight

Creating in us

Eternity’s bond

Overwhelming spirit

Redemption responds

Trusting in Jesus

Faith transformed by love

Overwhelming praises

Peace breathes from above

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.”

Almighty Light (Elfchen Series #192)

Posted on March 1, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Marching

Battleground

Enemy’s attack

Light vanquishes darkness

Faith’s armor of God

Victory

Believing

Calvary

Showdown’s darkness

God’s faithful plan

Resurrection’s light of love

Embrace

Accepting

Faith

Trusting God

Rock of Ages

Darkness overpowered by light

Redemption

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.

Father’s Vision

Posted on February 25, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Isaiah 55:9: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

Hearing of His timeless grace

Who creates all living things

Following Father’s vision

Carried upon eagle’s wings

Thirsting for grace-filled water

Forgiveness delivers light

Returning to Father’s flock

Redemption’s bridge now in sight

Breaking every sin-filled chain

Truth offers love for new day

Seeing path to Father’s grace

Evil darkness sent away

Aligning grace with His Word

Purpose rises, Savior’s peace

Piloting with Father’s eyes

Hope rekindled with faith’s lease

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From Ephesians 3:20-21: “Now to Him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

Times of Challenge

Posted on February 18, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Samuel 1:2: “On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and did obeisance [extending respect].”

Facing distress

Surging downpour

Waves of darkness

Always, facing more

Confronting fate

Reeling with pain

Enemy waits

Always, comes again

Praying to God

Hearing His voice

Times of challenge

Always, offers choice

Reaching to thee

Grasping His hand

Deliverance

Always, God commands

Reading His Word

Lighting each lamp

Promise rings true

Always, in God’s camp

Finding refuge

Forgiving sins

Redemption breathes

Always, grace comes in

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From 2 Samuel 22:29: “Indeed, you are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord lightens my darkness.”

Have You Never Known?

Posted on February 14, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Isaiah 40:28: “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.”

Have you never known?

God’s grace, covering this earth

Have you never heard?

Cold stable, virgin gives birth

Filling heavens with praises

God builds, He provides

Seeding faith with righteousness

His light serves as guide

Have you never known?

God’s Word shares His peace

Have you never heard?

Savior’s love renews faith’s lease

Hearing of Christ’s healing hand

God’s divine plan leads

Empowering man to change

Mercy’s tender reeds

Have you never known?

God’s desire to send His Son

Have you never heard?

Redemption forever won

Lamb of God, in heaven’s wings

God envisions hope

Bridge built between man and God

Savior levels every slope

From Mark 1:38-39: “He answered, ‘Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also, for that is what I came out to do.’ And He went throughout all Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.”

Eternity’s Light (Elfchen Series #189)

Posted on February 9, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Prophecy

Immanuel

Angel’s message

God with us

Living in human form

Jesus

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Mission

Child

Humble birthplace

Sleeping in manger

Destined to save world

Redeemer

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“It is finished”

Rabbi

Parables taught

Faith’s promised answer

Arriving on Easter morn

Resurrection

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Marching

Believing

Accepting

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Prophecy

Mission

“It is finished”

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