Big Sky Buckeye

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Eyes Fixed on Jesus

Posted on February 7, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Philippians 3:10-11: “I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the sharing of His sufferings by becoming like Him in His death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.”

Living in darkness

Flesh from evil lasts

Searching for God’s light

Breaking from sin’s past

Walking with Jesus

Loss shall replace gain

Redeeming at cross

Witnessing His pain

Wanting to know more

Resurrection’s light

Pressing on in faith

Praising all that’s right

Spending time with Him

Eyes fixed on Jesus

Growing in His Word

Liberating us

Completing life’s course

Jesus waiting there

Fulfilling mercy

Answering prayers

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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.”

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.”

Taken From a Church Sign

Posted on February 4, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

In the dark? Follow the Son.

From Colossians 1:13-14: “He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

Destiny’s Greatest Love

Posted on January 31, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 5:1-2: “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.”

Observing man’s life without light

Sending grace from heaven to earth

Darkness to be vanquished outright

Harboring Spirit finds its berth

Witnessing Savior’s final task

Hanging from deadly, Roman tree

Filled with anguish, mercy unmasks

Taking man’s place, evil now flees

Sharing destiny’s greatest love

Bending God’s will upon one Son

Redemption designed from above

Breathing His last, mission now done

Seeing heaven’s eternal light

Descending upon empty tomb

Victory over sin takes flight

Overcoming enemy’s doom

From Romans 5:8-9: “But God proves His love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely, therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, will we be saved through Him from the wrath of God.”

Faith’s Lasting Choice

Posted on January 28, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 111:10: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.

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Father filled with compassion

Reaching out with love-filled grace

Delivering eternity’s flame

Marked upon Calvary’s faithful place

Every whole heart giving thanks

Following Messiah’s voice

Blessings endure from His righteous deeds

Marked upon trust in faith’s lasting choice

Knowledge shall strengthen weakness

Resurrecting faith’s highway

Receiving mercy from one Savior

Marked upon covenant’s trusted way

Gospel spreads across nations

Moving every man to hear

Bearing Father’s truth to light each day

Marked upon faithful hearts, cross appears

Body and blood paying price

Sparing man from sin’s true cost

Tendering faithful actions of love

Marked upon new life, no longer lost

The chosen hymn to accompany this poem’s message is “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us.” The lyrics were crafted by English poet and hymn writer, Eliza S. Alderson (1818-1889). This video is presented by Mary Munson.

Righteousness Through Faith

Posted on January 14, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 3:20: “For no human will be justified before Him by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.”

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Falling far short

With Father’s law

Darkness of sin

Man’s many flaws

False righteousness

Enemy seeks

Transgressions breathe

Judgment shall speak

Condemnation

Actions deserved

Love intervenes

Mercy preserved

Empty works fade

Grace filled with love

Sin meets Savior

Called from above

Calvary bleeds

Empty tomb’s light

Redemption saves

Heaven’s hope bright

Righteousness found

In Christ, our Lord

Through faith, not works

By His accord

From Romans 3:27-28: “Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. Through what kind of law? That of works? No, rather through the law of faith. For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.”

Hope Fulfilled (Elfchen Series #184)

Posted on January 5, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Reflection

Hope’s

Quiet trust

Faith lifted up

Light fortifies tender heart

Song

Reaction

Hope’s

Faithful spirit

Following mercy’s light

Kneeling at Calvary’s cross

Prayer

Restoration

Hope’s

Steadfast love

Watching for light

Faith waits with patience

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.

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on December 17, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Rather than trying hard to grope our way through the maze of man-made ideas and opinions, through Christ we find ourselves empowered by the tragedy and triumph of the cross.

From Romans 5:10: “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by His life.”

Merciful Grace

Posted on December 6, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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

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Praising God eternal

His merciful grace reigns

Steadfast, abounding love

Unshackling evil’s chains

Praising almighty God

His glory always reigns

Filled with merciful love

Blessing life, changing lanes

Praising God’s steady hand

His endless grace shall reign

Forgiveness, heals with love

Boarding heavenly train

Praising God’s Holy name

Spirit coming to reign

His mercy shared with love

Covering distant plains

Praising God’s divine plan

Son’s kingdom born to reign

Taste lasting, grace-filled love

Washing white, sinful veins

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From the words of American pastor and theologian, Eugene Peterson: “God is sheer mercy and grace.”

Actions Never by Chance

Posted on November 1, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From John 10:10-11: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”

Father almighty

Designing redemption’s plan

Actions never by chance

Good Shepherd, faith’s steady helmsman

Shepherd’s faith searches

Teaching His flock, hear My voice

Actions never by chance

Heavenly angels shall rejoice

Angelic choir sings

Rising from cold, empty tomb

Actions never by chance

Redeemer’s grace faithfully blooms

Redeemer sheds blood

Forgiving each transgression

Actions never by chance

Father blesses without question

Father’s greatest love

Offering His only Son

Actions never by chance

Forever, His will shall be done

From John 3:16-17: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through Him.”

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Reaction

Restoration

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