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Redeemer Almighty

Posted on November 9, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Job 19:25: “For I know that my vindicator lives and that in the end He will stand upon the earth.”

From Psalm 19:14: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”

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Living in weakness

Walking this barren land

Redeemer Almighty

Searching for His hand

Feeling emptiness

Finding Gospel’s password

Redeemer Almighty

Feeding on His Word

Wandering journey

Hungering for His peace

Redeemer Almighty

Unlocking life’s lease

Accepting His grace

Hearing hallowed Good News

Redeemer Almighty

Stepping up to choose

Lasting faithfulness

Scaling redemption’s ridge

Redeemer Almighty

Building Heaven’s bridge

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Welsh-born Methodist preacher William Williams (1717-1791) wrote the inspiring lyrics of the hymn, “Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer.” When one hears the verses, it is easy to appreciate his nickname, “Watts of Wales.” Some translations of the hymn are titled “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.”

Counting Stars

Posted on November 6, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 40:11: “Do not, O Lord, withhold Your mercy from me; let Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness keep me safe forever.”

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Looking to heavens

Counting tiny stars

Vast universe speaks

Lifting faith’s crossbar

Seeking God’s mercy

Searching for one sign

Bethlehem stable

Trusting His design

Unleashing His plan

Placing feet on rock

Saved from sinking sand

Joining Savior’s flock

Praying every hour

Walking toward grace

Calvary’s cross weeps

Darkening hope’s place

Counting just one star

Praising light from God

Empty tomb proclaims

Filling faith’s seedpod

From Psalm 40:16: “But may all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation say continually, ‘Great is the Lord!‘”

Looking Forward

Posted on November 2, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Lamentations 5:7: “Our ancestors sinned; they are no more, and we bear their iniquities.”

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Life’s actions turning left

Mindless thoughts moving right

Endless, fruitless efforts

Waiting in depths of night

Tarnished hours filled with sin

Darkness sails for Hell’s fire

Tumult of restless seas

Facing evil’s crossfire

Righteousness marks new life

Son of God offers grace

Selfish aims fall away

Walking without disgrace

Always looking forward

Salvation’s cost, high-priced

Blood on Calvary’s cross

Looking to face of Christ

Mercy removes blindness

Empty tomb raises hope

Old ways crumble to dust

Clutching redemption’s rope

From Romans 3:23-24: “Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

Heavens Open Up

Posted on October 23, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Jeremiah 14:20-21: “We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against You. Do not spurn us, for Your name’s sake; do not dishonor Your glorious throne; remember and do not break Your covenant with us.”

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Famine in spirit

Eroding landscape

Darkest days ahead

Hopelessness takes shape

False prophets at work

Preaching hollow words

Continuous gloom

Gospel never heard

Sin ravages lives

Seeking true healing

Spirit never waits

Always revealing

Christ’s redemption saves

Spurning evil ways

Ember of faith grows

Resurrection’s blaze

Heavens open up

Showering God’s love

Grace enriches trust

Hope shines from above

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From Jeremiah 14:22: “Can any idols of the nations bring rain, or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You, O Lord our God? We set our hope on You, for it is You who do all this.”

United as One

Posted on October 16, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Proverbs 27:17: “Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another.”

As believers, called to One

Worshipping our highest Priest

In faith, united as one

Jesus leads Salvation’s feast

Iron sharpens iron, grace tapers

Guiding every trusting step

Righteousness, heart’s bold shaper

Christ waits at Heaven’s doorstep

Trinity’s unity molds

Breathing with eternal peace

Mercy reaches out and holds

Redemption signs life’s new lease

Spirit fills patience today

Bearing each other through love

Together, joining to pray

Single voice reigns from above

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From Ephesians 4:3-4: “Making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace: there is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling.”

Testament’s Witness (Elfchen Series #120)

Posted on September 30, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Blessing

Baptismal

Mountainside spring

Filled with healing

Thirsty heart now restored

Waters

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Caring

Receiving

Christ’s love

Following faithful steps

Paying forward to others

Compassion

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Saving

Brokenness

Jesus builds

Redemption’s eternal bridge

Between sin and God

Living

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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.

Hearing Angelic Cheers

Posted on September 25, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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.”

Trusting God, door opens

Divine plan sharing grace

Believing promises

Forsaking evil’s place

Breaking chains of darkness

Jesus taking man’s place

Dying on cruelest cross

Bringing freedom’s embrace

Stepping forward in Christ

Forgiveness emerges

Sending redemption’s gift

Quelling sinful urges

Restoring place with God

Cross proclaims, “Come to Me”

Erasing lifetime’s debts

Leaving sin, walking free

Delivering God’s peace

Eternity appears

Witnessing empty tomb

Hearing angelic cheers

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From John 14:27-28: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. You heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.”

New Freedom

Posted on September 18, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Exodus 19:5: “Now, therefore, if you obey My voice and keep My covenant, you shall be My treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is Mine.”

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Obeying God’s law

All shall fall short

Darkness consumes

Flesh’s evil tort

Sowing falsehood’s seeds

Emptiness reigns

Corruption rules

Flesh’s sinful chains

Witnessing Jesus

Calvary’s death

Covenant breaks

Flesh’s final breath

Praising Risen Lord

New freedom’s call

Harvest ready

Grace building faith’s wall

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From Galatians 6:14-15: “May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to Me and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything, but a new creation is everything!”

Salvation’s Grace

Posted on September 7, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From 1 Peter 1:3: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

Suffering endless trials

Resulting from earthly sin

Why does God permit such pain?

Allowing His glory to win

Testing character by fire

Sharing His perfect design

Dependence grows upon God

Sending redemption’s lifeline

Fostering genuine trust

Sowing faithful repentance

Salvation’s grace rises up

Freeing from hell-fired sentence

Kneeling at Calvary’s cross

Witnessing death’s empty tomb

Now accepting God’s mercy

Saving sinners, new hope blooms

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From 1 Peter 1:8-9: “Although you have not seen Him, you love Him, and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on August 17, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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Every time you see a cross, remember what it really was–an instrument of execution. Though the scene of your redemption was horrendous, Christ turned the cross into a place of great triumph.

From Colossians 2:13-14: “And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him, when He forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.”

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