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Monday Memories: Pursuing Wisdom

Posted on May 27, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From the words of Latin priest and theologian Jerome of Stridon: “Love Holy Scripture, and wisdom will love you. Love her, and she will keep you. Honor her, and she will keep you.”

Pursuing wisdom over a lifetime

Gathering, enriching a single life

Applying to everyday challenges

Loving Scripture, supplanting darkest strife

Seeking wisdom with a hunger for more

Searching in the truthful and proper place

Persevering with consistency now

Tasting God’s Holy Word and loving grace

Sustaining the tree of life, holding fast

Following a righteous path, leads to peace

Finding God’s wisdom, life’s only true wealth

Blessing His wisdom, sustains life’s new lease

Trusting these blessed fruits of God’s wisdom

Turning evil away, aligned with Him

Refreshing mind and body, healing flesh

Respecting God’s Word, singing a new hymn

Treating our neighbors better than ourselves

Trusting, loving, supporting each other

Walking together with God, hand in hand

Partnering with each sister and brother

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From Proverbs 3:13: “Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding,”

Originally published June, 2020.

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on December 4, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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We aren’t free to interpret the Bible any way we want. The goal is to discover what God meant rather than to find a meaning we like.

From 2 Timothy 2:14-15: “Remind them of this, and warn them before the Lord that they are to avoid wrangling over words, which does no good but only ruins those who are listening. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by Him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth.”

In His Hands

Posted on October 4, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Isaiah 46:3-4: “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by Me from your birth, carried from the womb; even to your old age I am He; even when you turn gray I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.”

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Praising Father above

Faithful promises speak

In His hands, mercy proves

Forsake idol’s mystique

Looking to heavens high

Courage to face trials

In His hands, time stands still

Return from dark exile

Reciting Father’s Word

Wisdom from light-filled grace

In His hands, answers found

Holy, this divine place

Walking in righteous steps

Troubles fading away

In His hands, peace shall reign

Salvation comes today

Believing Father’s Son

Life no longer adrift

In His hands, refuge found

Faith rises from Christ’s gift

From Colossians 3:17: “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on July 23, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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.“

Heavenly Witness (Elfchen Series #156)

Posted on June 9, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Affirming

Nourishing

Inner self

Unconditional love received

Running toward sustaining light

Grace

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Defining

Precious

Daily moments

Prayer sharpens focus

Faith connects with Scripture

Journey

Rising

Challenges

Weaknesses transformed

Trust strengthens endurance

Heart overflows with joy

Overcome

Choosing to Worship

Posted on April 16, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Matthew 4:10: “Then Jesus said to him, Away with you, Satan! for it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him.'”

Choosing to worship

Searching wrong places

Feeding soul more lies

Filling dark spaces

Choosing to worship

Searching earth’s treasures

Finding temptation

Offering pleasures

Choosing to worship

Searching for false gods

Yielding more sorrow

Seeing only frauds

Choosing to worship

Searching for new plan

Reading Scripture’s truth

Hearing Son of Man

Choosing to worship

Searching new measures

Praying to Father

Seeing His treasures

Choosing to worship

Searching for true joy

Discovering peace

Riding God’s convoy

From Psalm 100:1-2: “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come into His presence with singing.”

Selwyn Hughes Quote

Posted on April 2, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Those who accept Scripture’s teaching concerning God must be prepared to say that He is not only personal, but that He is a plurality of Persons–a Trinity.

From Matthew3:16-17: “And when Jesus had been baptized, just as He came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to Him and He saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on Him. And a voice from the heavens said, ‘This is My Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.'”

Selwyn Hughes (1928-2006) was a Welsh-born Christian minister and author. One of his best known works was the daily devotional EVERY DAY WITH JESUS.

Transitions (Elfchen Series #125)

Posted on November 4, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Dead End

Darkness

Evil’s persuasion

Walking sinful path

Absent faith, ignoring God

Judgment

Turn About

Following

God’s way

Accepting His law

Reaping fruits of faith

Righteousness

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Ripening Maturity

Faith

Growing deeper

Rooted in Scripture

Nourished with Living Bread

Thriving

Scripture’s Truth

Posted on January 19, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From 1 Corinthians 2:4-5: “My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.”

World full of deception

Most lack understanding

Man lives with blind spirit

God’s Word seeks soft landing

Father’s knowledge revealed

Prepared with divine love

Shared through Holy Spirit

From heaven’s depths above

Man’s spirit lacks vision

Missing truth of God’s Word

Pride hinders man’s access

Spirit’s teachings transferred

Filling man’s hungry mind

Scripture’s truth, Spirit brings

Living in mind of Christ

God’s wisdom always clings

From 1 Corinthians 2:12-13: “Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual.”

Lifetime Journey (Elfchen Series #79)

Posted on October 8, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Our Navigator

Adrift

Alone, separated

Lost in darkness

God shares His compass

Found

Our Teacher

Believe

Follow Jesus

Learn from understanding

Scripture with greater fluency

Lifetime

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Our Lord

Spirit

Fills hearts

Hymns sing praises

Our mighty, awesome God

Love

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Affirming

Defining

Rising

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Dead End

Turn About

Ripening Maturity

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Our Navigator

Our Teacher

Our Lord

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