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Soil takes roughly a thousand years to form a single inch of topsoil. What we plant in and build on took longer to make than any civilization has existed. We arrived late to something that was already here.
Divine Possession — “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.” (Psalm 24:1-2 ESV) What do you treat as yours that was never really yours to begin with?
Through Him and For Him — “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.” (Colossians 1:16 ESV) How could something you have actually be for another person?
Spiritual Move: Simplicity — The practice of holding what God has placed in our hands loosely. We release ownership and trust His provision — “But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’” (Luke 12:20 ESV).