Scriptures

Many scriptures speak of the wonders of God’s creation and of stewardship. Here are a few to reflect upon:

Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 17, 21, 25-28 - God’s Creation

Genesis 9:9-10 - God’s Covenant with Noah after the Flood.

Leviticus 25:1-5 - God’s command to give the land a rest in the 7th year of use.

Job 38, 39 - The Story of Job

Psalm 8:5-8 - God has given man charge of his creation.

Psalm 24:1 - The earth and everything in it belongs to the Lord.

Psalm 104:16-24 - The earth is full of God’s creatures.

Matthew 7:12 - So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.

Mark 12:28-31

"Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"

"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself."

John 1:1-5 

“…all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made."

John 3:16

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

John 5:17

In his defense Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working."

Romans 8:19-23 - The creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

Colossians 1:15-20

"The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things werecreated: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him."