
I did not run away, I walked away by daylight.
Truth burns up error.

I did not run away, I walked away by daylight.
Truth burns up error.
Allow
God’s Wisdom
To speak aloud
Permeate souls and minds
Truth

Courage
Young David
Clinging to God
Lasting perseverance over his
Trials

Witness
Christ’s body
Wounds and scars
Transformed by our Risen
Savior

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.
From 2 Timothy 2:3-4: “Share in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving in the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier’s aim is to please the enlisting officer.”

Born as blessed children of God
Learning the Bible’s sacred truth
Strong in grace of Savior Jesus
Worthy soldier matures from youth
Listening to God’s witnesses
Faithful, Godly people speaking
Maturing in Father’s Spirit
Daily blessings from Christ’s teachings
Humbly serving in God’s army
Following footsteps, walked by Christ
Bolstered by our own suffering
Clutching faith, never underpriced
Our Father’s way, rich truth to say
Bringing total understanding
His Holy Word comes without chains
Gospel, forever commanding

From 2 Timothy 2:11-13: “The saying is sure: If we have died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; if we are faithless, He remains faithful—for He cannot deny Himself.”
Truth
From God
Proclaiming His righteousness
Moving forward in acceptance
Faithfulness

Faith
Calvary’s darkness
Our Lord promises
Green blade now rises
Hope

Sunrise
New day
Feeling His peace
Being anxious for nothing
Jesus

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.
From Proverbs 23:23: “Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.”

Philosophy breathes steady, faith’s living truths
Waiting with wisdom, long missing from our youth
Life’s daily chase may not be worth small treasure
Reading God’s Word, bringing life’s honest measure
Plan on giving more to others than ourselves
Blessing us with far more than dusty bookshelves
Jesus teaches us to treat others with love
Harnessing our Lord’s grace and peace from above
Trust lives as hope’s virtue, never to be lost
Securing it tightly, at ultimate cost
Our daily comfort zone brings false sense of peace
Rising up with Christ, offering life’s new lease
Failure teaches toughest lessons of living
Earning later success, praise with thanksgiving
Mankind’s world spins daily, filled with too much change
Praying to God, calms life with daily exchange

From James 1:17-18: “Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of His own purpose He gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of His creatures.”
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?”

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.”

Sower scattering any seed
Wildly without any foresight
God scatters His Word as planned
His aim, truthful in its flight
Called to sow His righteous seeds
Following a living light
Sharing of God’s Holy Word
Walking in Jesus’ delight
These efforts shall bear His fruit
Quenching the rich, fertile ground
God adds the living water
Patient, His trust to be found
Not every seed shall bloom now
Some will lie quiet and wait
Just as a pine cone pauses
Holds seeds for their proper fate
Spreading God’s Word to others
Using our freedom for good
Allowing Spirit to work
Sowing for Him as we should
Sharing love and forgiveness
Lord’s eternal Word aligned
Taking blessed, scattered seeds
Harvesting fruit of all kinds

From Isaiah 55:10-11: “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.”

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Truth lies in character. Christ did not simply speak the truth; He was truth; truth through and through; for truth is a thing not of words, but of life and being.
The deepest truths are the simplest and the most common.
These quotes come from Frederick W. Robertson, English preacher and Christian author.

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Learning God’s truth and getting it into our heads is one thing, but living God’s truth and getting it into our characters is quite something else.
From Ephesians 4:25: “So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another.”
From Revelation 21:5: “And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.'”

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Jesus is the way
The truth, the life
Expects us each day
To always be trustworthy
Jesus testifies with truth
Heed each spoken word
Faithfully accept His truth
Diligently study His Word
Our Savior asks us
Be followers of Him
Make never a fuss
Follow the Good Shepherd
Eternity awaits all believers
Accept Christ as Savior
Discipleship comes and delivers
Releases us from bondage
Placing trust in riches
Doesn’t promise us Eternity
Only brings selfish glitches
Place trust in Jesus
To enter God’s Kingdom
Requires faith and trust
Brings us Eternity’s freedom
From Christ’s precious blood
Back to the Garden
Adam and Eve swap
Satan’s lies—no bargain
God’s truth rings forever
As the Apostles write
Being stewards of truth
Painting with one coat
Love rejoices in truth
Walk with God’s Word
Never, never against it
Bringing a peaceful bird
Just as Noah witnessed
Follow all the commandments
Faithfully obey His Word
No idols or ornaments
Truth resides in Christ
Trust in our Father
Christ rises to life
We look no farther
Than Calvary’s rugged cross

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From John’s Revelation comes visions of a New Heaven and a New Earth where God makes all things new. His truth reigns for all Eternity.
Big Sky Buckeye enjoys creating Christian poetry. I appreciate all of your encouraging comments and views because they reinforce that many readers hunger to read more. Thanks be to God!