Big Sky Buckeye

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Enduring Light

Posted on August 30, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Revelation 21:23: “And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.”

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Shrouded in darkness

Surrounded with gloom

World living with sin

Light beams from death’s tomb

Found in Father’s Word

Filled with His Good News

Enduring light shines

Life’s anchor, now choose

Blessed kingdom waits

Focused light brings more

Seeing faithful road

Jesus, faith’s mentor

Lighted lamp confirms

Revealed through His grace

Lamb bears every sin

Jesus takes our place

Harvested mercy

Completed, finished

Light forever leads

Love undiminished

From James 3:17: “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.”

Freedom Calls

Posted on August 23, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Corinthians 3:17: “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

Oceans of Father’s mercy

Flowing deep and wide

Replacing darkness with kindness

His eternal light, our guide

No mountain ever too high

Praising His glory

Entering Father’s safe fortress

His Word reveals our story

Calvary’s dark cross conquered

Viewing empty tomb

Looking to heavens, Christ risen

His grace spares life’s sinful doom

Eternity’s gate opened

Breaking evil’s chains

Following Jesus, freedom calls

His righteousness grabs life’s reins

Every precious life matters

Redeeming each heart

Nourishing with faith’s Living Bread

Father’s plan offers fresh start

From Galatians 5:1: “For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”

Precious Blessings

Posted on July 26, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Galatians 5:25: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.”

Life may look sweeter

Across every street

In another town

Avoiding comparisons

Success comes and goes

Stay focused ahead

Take Father’s high road

Counting life’s precious blessings

God’s only scoreboard

Looking from heaven

Called to accept Christ

Receiving His redemption

Walk with humbleness

Keep boasting at bay

Challenging oneself

Lifting others up with grace

Jesus restores faith

Spirit brings guidance

Give thanks to Father

From whom, all blessings flow

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From Galatians 5:26: “Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on July 23, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Have you forgotten just how amazing our great God is? Spend time remembering today.

From Galatians 4:4-7: “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’ So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir through God.“

Faith’s Insight

Posted on July 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Corinthians 5:6-7: “So we are always confident, even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord—for we walk by faith, not by sight.”

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Living by faith in Christ

Conscious of His nearness

Walking daily with trust

Spirit breathes with clearness

Groaning from burdens’ weight

Confident in His Word

Giving all to Jesus

Faith’s insight undeterred

Aiming to please Father

Answers found in Son’s love

Pursuing duty’s faith

Called to seek Him above

Receiving mercy’s touch

Inspiration from grace

Believing divine truth

Faith’s eternal birthplace

Being born from above

Behold, journey awaits

Embracing Lord’s judgment

Redemption’s faithful date

From 2 Corinthians 5:14: “For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died.”

Love’s Faithful Hope

Posted on June 25, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 5:5: “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”

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Without love, faith remains empty

Absent of faith, all hope dries up

Lacking hope, tomorrow grows dark

Grace waiting to fill every cup

Man’s works never earn salvation

Imperfection fills heaven’s eyes

Seeing dimmest light on one cross

Christ’s love opens faith’s new franchise

Holy Spirit pours into hearts

Love cascades from Living Water

Witnessing Father’s endless grace

Mercy’s hope for sons and daughters

Father’s love rescues each sinner

Debts paid in full through Savior’s death

Unlocking redemption’s closed door

Love’s faithful hope stirring each breath

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Springs of faith rising in each heart

Sharing their spontaneous love

New hope’s energizing restart

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

Serving Jesus

Posted on June 21, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Galatians 4:4-5: “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.”

Wandering, undisciplined

Enslaved to darkness of sin

Unlikely heirs of God’s kingdom

Seeking Jesus, Scripture’s linchpin

Flaunting rebellious spirit

Indifferent to God’s Word

Fallible, filled with weakness

Finding Jesus, redemption stirred

Warming frozen hearts with grace

Light rising from blood-stained tree

Adopted as God’s children

Choosing Jesus, forever free

Breaking loose from evil’s chains

Deliverance, God’s design

Forgiven, more disciplined

Praising Jesus, mercy divine

Proclaiming Gospel’s viewpoint

Epiphany of God’s joy

Disciples, called to follow

Serving Jesus, mission deploys

From 1 John 1:7: “But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”

Simply Grace (Elfchen Series #157)

Posted on June 16, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Come

Receiving

God’s grace

Encountering His peace

Burdens given to Him

Freedom

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Rest

Trouble

Seeking refuge

Father’s quiet grace

Forgiving sin’s heavy shame

Assurance

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Life

Christ’s

Healing love

Resurrecting broken heart

Journey of nurturing grace

Redemption

Bold Journey

Posted on June 7, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Timothy 1:7: “For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.”

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Showing gratitude, filled with praise

Daily worship focuses mind

Setting aside time for prayer

Bold journey’s mercy, never blind

Sharing devout faith with others

Treasured gift from Holy God’s hands

Serving with kindness, filled with joy

Bold journey follows His commands

Witnessing morning, Lord alive!

Death abolished, new life begins

Revealing eternity’s road

Bold journey sheds dark life of sin

Dying with Christ, now born again

Redemption drinks from blessed well

Enduring faithfulness shines bright

Bold journey freed from chains of hell

Teaching others from Lord’s Gospel

Strength received from His daily grace

Suffering shared, soldiers of Christ

Bold journey meets in Heaven’s place

From 2 Timothy 2:11-13: “The saying is sure: If we have died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; if we are faithless, He remains faithful—He cannot deny himself.”

Come, Follow Me

Posted on May 31, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Luke 9:23: “Then He said to them all, ‘If any wish to come after Me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Me.'”

Walking road of solitude

Every step heading somewhere

Today, meeting one stranger

“Come, follow me”—He declares

Hearing His witness of grace

Darkness transitions to light

Stranger’s Word sinking deeper

Rendezvous sealed with Spirit bright

Sharing His comfort of peace

Truth serving as Scripture’s guide

Stranger’s righteous heart affirms

Mercy’s breath comes alongside

Traveling as one each day

Faith’s journey follows high road

Stranger’s compass always true

Love unlocks atonement’s code

Seeing life’s purpose at last

Redemption at Heaven’s door

Stranger no more, Jesus Christ

Eternity comes ashore

From John 3:16: “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.”

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