THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S AND EVERYTHING IN IT.
Psalm 24:1. “Of David. A psalm. 1 The earth is the LORD’S, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.”
Psalm 89:11. “The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.”
WE THANK THE LORD
Psalm 75:1 “We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near;
people tell of your wonderful deeds.”
Psalm 107:1 “O give thanks to the Lord for the Lord is good and his love endures forever.”
Psalm 118:1-4. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. “2 Let Israel say: His love endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the LORD say: “His love endures forever.”
WE PRAISE THE LORD
Psalm 111:1 Praise the LORD. [2] I will extol the LORD with all my heart
in the council of the upright and in the assembly”
Psalm 112:1 Praise the LORD. [2] Blessed are those who fear the LORD , who finds great delight in his commands.”
Psalm 113:1-4 Praise the LORD. [1] Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. 2 Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.”
Psalm 117:1 “Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. 2 For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.”
Psalm 147:1 “Praise the LORD. [1] How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!”
Psalm 148. Underscore many of the verses in this psalm.
Psalm 149:1 “Praise the LORD. [1] Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.”
Psalm 150:1 “Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.”
WE ARE TO BE CARETAKERS OF GOD’S CREATION
Genesis 1:26-28 “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, [2] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
Genesis 2:15 “The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”
WE ARE TO GIVE A TITHE OR 10% AS A THANKS OFFERING
Genesis 28:18-22 “Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. 19 He called that place Bethel, [6] though the city used to be called Luz. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21 so that I return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD [7] will be my God 22 and [8] this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
Leviticus 27: 30-34 “A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD . 31 If a man redeems any of his tithe, he must add a fifth of the value to it. 32 The entire tithe of the herd and flock-every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod-will be holy to the LORD . 33 He must not pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution. If he does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.’ 34 These are the commands the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.”
Malachi 3:8-10 “Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How do we rob you?’ “In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse-the whole nation of you-because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”
