The earth is the Lord's

Daily Light Devotions - August 6 - Evening

The earth is the Lord's ...

A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, 1 

And she did not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the wine, and the oil, and who lavished on her silver and gold, which they used for Baal. Therefore I will take back my grain in its time, and my wine in its season, and I will take away my wool and my flax, which were to cover her nakedness. 2

"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. For we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding. O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own. 3 

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. 4 

As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 5 

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer. 6 

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 7

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1. Psa 24:1; 

2. Hos 2:8,9; 

3. 1 Chron 29:14-16; 

4. Rom 11:36; 

5. 1 Tim 6:17; 

6. 1 Tim 4:4,5; 

7. Phil 4:19