![]() He also declares that everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too belong to God. In Genesis 2:15, we read: “The Lord God took the human and settled him in the garden of Eden to farm it and to take care of it.” It still belonged to God – and still does.īut the psalmist doesn’t only say that the earth is the Lord’s. We need to take care of it, not use it up for our personal benefit. That means that we need to treat it well. God has not given us the earth it’s still his. What if we actually believed that? And by “believe that,” I mean “acted in accordance with it.” I’m sure most Christians would say they believe it, but do we live that way? Do we really treat the earth as the Lord’s? The psalmist begins with a reminder: The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too. ![]() Mighty gates: lift up your heads! Ancient doors: rise up high! So the glorious king can enter! Who is this glorious king? The Lord – strong and powerful! The Lord – powerful in battle! Mighty gates: lift up your heads! Ancient doors: rise up high! So the glorious king can enter! Who is this glorious king? The Lord of heavenly forces – he is the glorious king! Observations: The Earth is the Lord’s And that’s how things are with the generation that seeks him – that seeks the face of Jacob’s God. That kind of person receives blessings from the Lord and righteousness from the God who saves. Who can ascend the Lord’s mountain? Who can stand in his holy sanctuary? Only the one with clean hands and a pure heart the one who hasn’t made false promises, the one who hasn’t sworn dishonestly. Because God is the one who established it on the seas God set it firmly on the waters. ![]() The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too. ![]()
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