Big Sky Buckeye

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Crying Out

Posted on November 11, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 23:4: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they comfort me.”

Darkness shields life’s guiding light

Causing worries to take flight

Life’s trials, too much to bear

Ask, who really seems to care?

World seems to be crashing down

Running dry, emptiness drowns

Words and actions, meek and weak

Ask, who shall one run to seek?

Vacant wilderness, so dark

Crying out, life’s question mark

Heart and soul, feeling hollow

Ask, what voice shall one follow?

Voice answers, restoring hopes

Searching from distant slopes

Good Shepherd, looking for one

Saving His flock, one by one

From John 10:14-16: “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.”

Grace-Filled Light (Elfchen Series #33)

Posted on October 29, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

Temptation

Lurking nearby

Obeying God’s commandments

Filled with His righteousness

Vanquished

Darkness

Our fears

Life’s every trouble

Praise the Lord’s goodness

Deliverance

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Light

From God

Through His Son

Defeating sin and death

Salvation

God’s Saving Grace (Haiku Series #104)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

Targeted

Seeds sown and watered

Only God provides the growth—

Living with purpose

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Pardoned

Through grace and mercy

God offers us Salvation—

Won by our Savior

Transformed

Trusting Holy Truth

Discovering our new self—

Our true home in Christ

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Grace from Above

Posted on October 11, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

From Micah 6:8: “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

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Filled with mercy and love

God’s Word becoming flesh

Grace and truth, Christ proclaims

Spirit comes to refresh

God’s message resonates

Resist dark temptations

Gives grace to the humble

Receive His salvation

Believing in Jesus

Saved by “Amazing Grace”

Love transcends from above

Light shines upon each face

Doesn’t look for our faults

Our Lord never keeps score

His grace given freely

Loving us, evermore

Transformation through faith

Raising life from the dead

Unfathomable love

By grace, and blood Christ shed

From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Charles Swindoll: “Grace operates apart from the response or the ability of the individual. Grace is one-sided. Grace is God giving Himself in full acceptance to someone who does not deserve it and can never earn it and will never be able to repay.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on October 8, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

Salvation is an unfathomable treasure for which we will spend eternity praising, thanking, and worshipping God.

From 1 Peter 1:3-5: “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, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”

Monday Memories: Silent in Darkness

Posted on October 5, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

Sitting in darkness

Feeling so lonesome

Dealing with sadness

Silence still fearsome

Waking at night

Harsh dreams exist

Silent images in sight

Dark visions persist

Feeling infinitely restless

Nearly every day

This mind will confess

Nothing but gray

What voices speak

To a lonely heart

No one to greet

Needing a restart

This world filled

With eerie muteness

No longer a thrill

Never a kindness

Who hears at all?

Silence sadly grows

Landing with a fall

No embers glow

Forget this life

So long ago

No more strife

Waiting to go

Too much “stuff”

To deal with

Darkness is enough

This life drifts

Special love lost

Many years ago

A ring is tossed

Away it goes

Empty, shattered heart

Now freezing cold

Alone in the dark

No longer bold

My Lord, my God

Bring light to bear

Be an awesome God

Help one to care

In total blackness

Of a lost night

Words of brightness

Feeling so right

God’s truthful voice

Speaks loud and clear

Brings a perfect choice

No longer in fear

Cutting the quietness

Like a warm knife

God brings sunniness

Saves another life

Falling to knees

Now in prayer

Sad emotions flee

This soul cares

Kneeling at the Cross

Laying down sins

Repentance, now costs

Accept Christ within

Beholding Christ’s Salvation

Help to break out

Heart fills with elation

Lighting a shout

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Abandon Your Ways

Posted on September 10, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

From John 3:5: “Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.”

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Living a dark life of sin

Failing to follow God’s Word

Walking as slaves in the flesh

“Abandon your ways” . . . unheard

Falling, ignoring our Lord

Leaving Him for empty thoughts

Taking our path, darkness prowls

Sinful hunger calls the shots

Consumed by life in the flesh

There awaits a better way

God never abandons us

Offering His Grace each day

God gives Himself entirely

Spirit marches to our hearts

Delivers His greatest gift

God’s Son offers a fresh start

Christ becomes our foundation

Jesus walking where we walk

Exchanging His life for us

Shepherd gathering His flock

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.”

Accepting His Way

Posted on August 30, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 6:1-2: “What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it?”

All have been baptized into Christ

God’s offer of Grace shall abound

Christ suffering death on the Cross

Accepting His way, God’s Word found

Living with God through our Savior

United with Jesus by His death

Walking in goodness of new life

Accepting His way, lasting breath

Escaping life of sin and death

Obedient to God’s commands

Following our righteous Father

Accepting His way, where we stand

Knowing God through His Holy Word

Rescued, no longer slaves to sin

Total devotion to Jesus

Accepting His way, love within

From Romans 6:12-14: “Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.”

Follow His Road Map

Posted on July 26, 2020 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.”

Hannah Whitall Smith Quote

Posted on July 18, 2020 by bigskybuckeye

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Christ came into the world to save sinners, not good people, and your unworthiness is your greatest claim for His salvation.

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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