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Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on September 18, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

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So we are to live and move and have our being in God, to look at everything in relation to God, because the abiding consciousness of God pushes itself to the front all the time.

From Psalm 25:12: “Who are they who fear the Lord? He will teach them the way that they should choose.”

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.

Monday Memories: Defeating Darkness His Way

Posted on September 16, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Ephesians 6:10-11: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”

God’s people under attack

Roaring lion on the prowl

Looking for prey to devour

Evil presence brings a scowl

Days becoming the darkest

Running away from the Lord

But, hope waits like eagles’ wings

Holy Spirit comes aboard

Remaining strong with our Lord

Under His mighty power

Wearing protective armor

God’s Word will carry the hour

Our Father’s righteousness speaks

Spirit with us on this day

Withstanding what evil brings

Defeating darkness His way

Time to witness hope-filled faith

Praying daily for action

Quench evil’s flaming arrows

Calling for man’s retraction

Behind His truth, standing firm

Urging others to repent

Proclaiming Gospel of peace

Our Holy God will relent

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From Psalm 85:6-7: “Will you not revive us again, so that your people may rejoice in you? Show us your steadfast love, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.”

Originally published June, 2020.

John Greenleaf Whittier Quote

Posted on September 15, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

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Thine to work as well as pray, clearing thorny wrongs away; plucking up the weeds of sin, letting heaven’s warm sunshine in.

From Isaiah 61:11: “For as the earth brings forth its shoots and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.”

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was an American poet. His Quaker background entrusted him to advocate for the abolition of slavery in the United States.

Resurrection’s Light

Posted on August 28, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Philippians 2:1-2: “If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.”

Blessed encouragement

Resurrection’s light beams

Found in Savior Jesus

Redemption runs downstream

Being of same spirit

Heart’s beat filled with His love

Christ teaches righteousness

World finds peace from above

Acceptance of God’s will

Conscience stirs to confirm

Each element born in Christ

Faith’s trust breathes to affirm

Father always at work

Eternal light burns bright

Salvation finds its home

Tomorrow’s hope holds tight

Within every blessing

Enlightened with God’s Way

Holy Spirit defines

Obedience replays

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From Philippians 2:12-13: “Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work on your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.”

Heavenly Provisions

Posted on August 25, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From 1 Timothy 3:16-17: “Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.”

Receiving Father’s love

Heavenly provisions

Learning His trusted ways

Fulfilled with hope’s vision

Living with Father’s peace

Righteousness always leads

Blessing journey ahead

Strengthened with mercy’s seed

Seeking Father’s counsel

Daily conversation

Linking up through prayer

Rejected temptation

Fulfilling Father’s joy

Spirit nurtures each soul

Coming to Lord Jesus

Sanctified, faith made whole

Completing Father’s work

Upon His foundation

Accepting light’s guidance

Restored through salvation

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From 1 Thessalonians 5:23: “May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ The one who calls you is faithful, and He will do this.”

Trustworthy Threesome (Elfchen Series #212)

Posted on July 19, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Father

Courageously

Standing tall

Trusting the Almighty

Strengthening through His benevolence

Hopeful

Son

Faithfully

Accepting Savior

Teaching with truth

Standing on firmest Rock

Righteousness

Spirit

Glory’s

Renewing faith

Uniting presence’s breath

Fulfilling with hope’s peace

Witness

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Monday Memories: Follow His Road Map

Posted on July 15, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Proverbs 30:5: “Every word of God proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.”

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Feeling weary and lost

How can any prevail?

Desolate road ahead

Actions will surely fail

Lost in darkness of life

Our Father lights the way

Filled with His righteousness

God’s road map saves our day

Our Lord’s Word speaking truth

Daily meditation

Bible’s meanings ring clear

Leading to salvation

Study God’s Holy Word

Share its hope and Good News

Trusting each promise

His commands, we must choose

Inhale, breathe it all in

Fed by the “Bread of Life”

Quenched by “Living Water”

Transforming daily life

From the words of American-born missionary and Christian theologian, E. Stanley Jones: “The Gospel is not so much a demand as it is an offer, an offer of new life to man by the grace of God.”

Originally published July, 2020.

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on July 12, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

God didn’t bestow grace on us at the moment of salvation, only to leave us on our own to live the Christian life as best we can.

From Titus 2:11-12: “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly.”

Always Present (Elfchen Series #210)

Posted on July 5, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Steadfast

Calling

Upon Father

Hearing my voice

His righteousness nourishes faith

Energizing

Faithful

Kneeling

Before Father

Accepting my repentance

His erasing sin’s scorecard

Forgiving

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Guidance

Trusting

Father’s promises

Transforming my wilderness

His steady compass navigates

Following

Heaven’s Voice

Posted on June 30, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 34:4: I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.”

In midst of dark wilderness

Lost, yet seeking His cover

Praying for Father’s response

Forgiveness whitens sin’s color

Life’s journey shall remain hard

Moral compass guides each heart

Praising Father’s steadfast love

Shallow hope finds blessed restart

Ember of faith’s glowing light

Mercy shared from Heaven’s voice

Treasuring Father’s wisdom

Holy Spirit guides every choice

Righteousness conquers darkness

His answers more clearly seen

Walking in Father’s refuge

Grace, flowing with truth, intervenes

Rescued from evil’s shadow

Faith growing, no longer crushed

Breathing through Father’s spirit

His Son’s promised peace, never hushed

From Matthew 3:17: “And a voice from the heavens said, ‘This is My Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.'”

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Steadfast

Faithful

Guidance

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