Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

Believe

Posted on August 11, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From John 14:6-7: “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”

Jesus, Son of Man

Healing and teaching

But, He’s so much more

God’s love, far-reaching

Believe and accept

Jesus, Son of God

Lamb, without blemish

Sinless and unflawed

Primary mission

Save this fallen world

Holy and divine

Savior’s love unfurled

Born in Bethlehem

Calvary’s cross waits

Unselfish journey

Christ accepts His fate

Father, Son, Spirit

Trinity in One

Path to truth and life

Darkness on the run

From John 10:29-30: “What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”

Trumpeting His Greatness

Posted on July 29, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 145:2-3: “Every day I will bless you, and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.”

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God’s worthy promises

Remembering always

Encouraging Word leads

Gratitude stirs our praise

Our God of Israel

Sharing thoughts in prayer

Trumpeting His greatness

Father’s Holy Word cares

Daily meditation

Worshipping His glory

Confessing transgressions

Faithful Gospel story

God’s firmness offers hope

Praising His blessed name

Infusing daily routines

His love lights brightest flame

To each generation

Walking with God’s mindset

Facing Calvary’s cross

Son of God pays our debts

Everlasting kingdom

Receiving gifts of grace

Hearing God’s steadfast truth

Heaven’s Spirit in place

From Psalm 145:8-9: “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and His compassion is over all that He has made.”

Daily Restoration

Posted on July 7, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 85:8: “Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people, to His faithful, to those who turn to Him in their hearts.”

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Another morning arrives

God’s open channel broadcasts

Peaceful encouragement speaks

Always accurate forecasts

Uploading His Holy Word

God’s message brings much to say

Faithfulness with righteousness

Quiet moments praise each day

Grace-filled gifts from Father’s heart

Neither big or small, just right

Peace, joy, and eternal life

Faithfully shining so bright

Bursting with His precious truth

God’s lessons fill the airwaves

Life’s daily restoration

Jesus Christ arrives to save

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From Psalm 85:10-11: “Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other. Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky.”

Faith Renewed

Posted on July 1, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 7:23-25: “But I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!”

Remolding, new creation in Christ

Transforming self, flesh passing away

Turning to Jesus, finding new life

Lighting each path, righteousness holds sway

Restoring heart, Lord always with us

Healing spirit from sin, His way

Accepting grace from Holy Father

Feeling inner faith renewed each day

Walking with trusting faith, not by sight

Deepening Spirit rekindles life

Leaving sin’s guilt on Calvary’s cross

Living under Christ’s watch, without strife

Forsaking darkness, crushing evil

Seeking Jesus, His love walks ahead

Rescuing this life from sin and death

Lasting faith renewed daily instead

From 2 Corinthians 5:17: “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!”

Life’s Balance

Posted on June 20, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Corinthians 4:8-10: “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies.”

Life’s balance totters back and forth

Living one moment as sinners

Other moments walking as saints

Hope springs forth from living Jesus

Just as Jesus Christ has risen

We shall be raised with our Savior

By accepting and loving Him

Eternity calls believers

Resurrection unlocks promise

God’s love shouts from criminal’s cross

Jesus conquers both sin and death

Taking our place, erasing debts

Spirit allows life to grasp hope

Our outer selves wasting away

Inner selves renewed with each day

Eyes cannot see, yet trust in faith

Mercy runs deeper than water

Living Water with purity

Believe in Christ, Lord and Savior

Leading with grace to our Father

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From 2 Corinthians 5:1: “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”

Monday Memories: Are We Worthy?

Posted on June 7, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

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Feeling lost, alone, and unworthy

Walking forward to seek God

Questioning and asking, crying out

Gathering together, we trust God

Seeking Christ must come first

Contrasting himself to the Messiah

Foretelling of the One coming

Crying out in the wilderness

Baptizing believers at the Jordan

Sending John to baptize Jesus

Sensing himself to be unworthy

Finding Christ must come first

Expressing love now for family

Adoring father, mother, son, daughter

Returning from his sinful journey

Rejoicing, a prodigal son found

Suffering dishonor for Christ’s sake

Preaching, Apostles speak the Gospel

Loving Christ must come first

Accepting God’s gift of Grace

Blessing us as worthy Christians

Coming to believe Christ’s Salvation

Humbling praising His blessed truth

Creating all things, God cares

Receiving glory, honor, and power

Standing alone at the Cross

Ransoming His body and blood

Loving and accepting our Savior

This faith-based poem comes from my archives. It was originally written and posted in September, 2019.

Timeless Worship (Elfchen Series #60)

Posted on May 28, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Blessed Harvest

God

Nourishes faith

Planted with righteousness

Reaping upright fruit

Grace

Heaven’s Lifeline

Love

From Father

Embraces and covers

Conquer, prevail, and live

Salvation

Glorious Day

Praise

Heavenly Father

Eternal, steadfast love

Singing life’s new song

Faithfulness

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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.

Holding Us Fast

Posted on May 2, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 8:38-39: “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Burdened with sin-filling guilt

Questions about salvation

Worn down, feeling overwhelmed

Life struggling with temptation

Surrounded by sin’s gloom and doom

Meager actions not enough

Salvation ignores life’s works

Grace shining through evil’s bluff

Remember God’s faithful truths

Choosing us, always with us

Spirit marks each with new life

His love, hope’s guaranteed plus

Father’s Word holding us fast

Always our righteous anchor

Steadies weary, stumbling steps

Answers doubts, quiets rancor

Jesus pays our debts in full

Forgiven, transformed, renewed

According to His mercy

Taking our place, flesh subdued

From Titus 3:4-5: “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”

Rejoicing!

Posted on April 28, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Zephaniah 3:17: “The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will renew you in His love; He will exult over you with loud singing.”

Rejoicing!

With fulfilled hearts

Forward life goes

Exulting!

Christ, our Savior

Conquers darkest foe

Celebrating!

Without Christ, defeated

With Jesus, victory

Harvesting!

Sowing faith’s seeds

Reaping eternal hope

Savoring!

God’s cherished love

Heavenly home waits

Blessing!

Empty tomb proclaims

Sharing Easter joy

Believing!

Jesus, Risen Lord

Sins bleached white

Worshipping!

Singing with praise

Blessed and thankful

Glorifying!

Father with Son

And Holy Spirit

Praising!

Witness God’s Word

Breaking bread together

Rejoicing!

Sovereign God empowers

With sustaining love

From Psalm 118:24: “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

The main inspiration for this poem comes from the hymn “On Our Way Rejoicing.” Enjoy singing along!

Gifts of Grace (Elfchen Series #55)

Posted on April 23, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Redemption

Father

Sharing grace

Transforming countless lives

Sending salvation’s precious gift

Love

Goodness

Life

Embracing truth

Witnessing infinite love

Stepping forward, accept God’s

Grace

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Trust

Believers

Love calling

Jesus spreading grace

Inviting us to follow

Faith

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Blessed Harvest

Heaven’s Lifeline

Glorious Day

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Redemption

Goodness

Trust

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