May I have the great honor of simply filling your mind with some truths from God's word that your soul may be full and rich today as you worship Him, the creator of the earth:
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the EARTH" Genesis 1:1
"The EARTH is the Lords and everything in it." Psalm 24:1
"Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty; the whole EARTH is FULL of HIS glory." Isaiah 6:3
"Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the EARTH will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.......I am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mortal men, the sons of men, who are but grass, that you forget the Lord your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the EARTH." Isaiah 51:6 & 12
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways' declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the EARTH, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8 & 9
"This is what the Lord says, "Heaven is my throne, and the EARTH is my footstool...has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being? This is the one I esteem; he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word." Isaiah 66:1 & 2
"Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the Lord. "Do I not fill heaven and EARTH?" declares the Lord." Jeremiah 23:24
"For the EARTH will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea......Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. Woe to him who says to wood, 'Come to life!' Or to lifeless stone, 'wake up! Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it. But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the EARTH be silent before him." Habakkuk 2:14 & 18-20
"This then is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on EARTH as it is in heaven." Matthew 6:9 & 10
"Heaven and EARTH will pass away, but my words will never pass away." Matthew 24:35
"Then the eleven disciples (Judas, the betrayer, took his life) went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on EARTH has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:16-20
"Glory to God in the highest, and on EARTH peace to men on whom his favor rests." Luke 2:14
"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death- even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on EARTH and under the earth, and every tounge confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Phillipians 2:5-11
"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and EARTH and does not live in temples built by hands...he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the WHOLE EARTH; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him though he is not far from each one of us." Acts 17:24-27 (My favorite Birthday verse)
"First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say,"Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the EARTH was formed out of water and by water. By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. By the same word the present heavens and EARTH are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will
disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the EARTH and everything in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new EARTH, the home of righteousness." 2 Peter 3: 1-13
"Their mind is on EARTHLY things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior form there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body." Phillipians 3:19-21
So, Happy Earth Day! May our spirits soar as we delight in His creation of the earth which refects the heart of the Creator. May we worship the "Creator" and not the "created things". May we be good stewards of what He has entrusted to our care. May we hold this earth loosely believing this is not our true home and it shall soon pass away. May we "set our minds on things above, not on earthly things." Colossians 3:2 . May His will be done here on earth as it is in heaven.Blessings from Bombadil. May your soul be watered and may you water another's soul. Now go plant some flowers! Kristy Joy Link
