[Verse 1]
Creations, here on Earth, Connect with us, and give birth To lessons from above, Of the gospel's light and love God feeds the animals He speaks to the wind We are His creation His blessings, He does send [Chorus] Lessons from above Lessons from above The gospel's light and love The gospel's light and love [Verse 2] From the majestic eagle To the humblest dove The birds of the air teach us To seek truths from above God feeds the animals He speaks to the wind We are His creation His blessings, He does send [Chorus] Lessons from above Lessons from above The gospel's light and love The gospel's light and love [Bridge] From the eagle to the dove We look up and we believe Every feather, every breath Shows the grace we still receive [Chorus] Lessons from above Lessons from above The gospel's light and love The gospel's light and love(Then, a tender moment just as I wrote this. I looked out my window which doesn't have a view of the sky but of a brick wall and my neighbor's stucco. I saw one lone dove walking on my wall! I hope this challenge means something to someone. It means something to me!)
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Spiritually connect with Earth-
A Summer Science Challenge
How many lessons from God can you unearth from nature around you? At the minimum: order and individuality...
Our Privilege and Honor to Care for the Earth:
Psalm 8:5–8
You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. (NIV)
You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. (NIV)
We can learn from nature:
Job 12:7–10
Just ask the animals, and they will teach you.
Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you.
Let the fish in the sea speak to you.
For they all know that my disaster has come from the hand of the LORD.
For the life of every living thing is in his hand, and the breath of every human being.
We can find God in nature:
Psalm 8:1–4
O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens. You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silencing your enemies and all who oppose you. When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you set in place—what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?
O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens. You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silencing your enemies and all who oppose you. When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you set in place—what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?
The Light, The Life, The Bread, The Living Water
- sun
- moon
- planets
- day and night
- light and dark
- seasons
- stars
- sands of the sea
- dust
- Magnets
- Mountains
- caves
- firm foundation
- clouds
- Diamonds
- silver
- gold
- Sunflowers
- thorns
- mustard seed
- olive tree
- hair
- dragon
- Honey bees
- Butterfly
- Ants
- Forget-Me-Nots
- Water
- fish
- Light
- Rainbows
- Yeast
- Apples
- Corn
- Snake
- Dog
- Cat
- lamb
- rooster
- donkey
- eagle
- dove
- scorpion
- Parts of the human body
- eyes to see
- ears to hear
- heart to feel
- feet to follow
- head to turn
- stiff neck pride
- hands to work
- flesh
- marrow
- bone
- womb
- Lion - Symbolizes strength and courage, often associated with Jesus as the "Lion of Judah."
- Dove - Represents peace and the Holy Spirit, famously seen during Jesus' baptism.
- Serpent - Associated with temptation and sin, notably in the story of Adam and Eve.
- Eagle - Symbolizes renewal and strength, often mentioned in the context of God's protection.
- Camel - Represents endurance and is often associated with trade and travel in biblical narratives.
- Ox - Symbolizes hard work and service, frequently mentioned in agricultural contexts.
- Locust - Represents destruction and judgment, notably in the plagues of Egypt.
- Sheep - Symbolizes innocence and is often used in parables about guidance and care.
- Raven - Mentioned in the story of Noah, symbolizes God's provision.
- Fish - Represents abundance and is significant in the stories of Jesus feeding the multitudes.
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https://www.learnreligions.com/animals-in-the-bible-700169 Animals listed A-Z with scripture reference.
Nature:
Ephes 4:18
for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.
Ephes 4:22
Regarding your former way of life, you were taught to strip off your old nature, which is being ruined by its deceptive desires,
Ephes 4:24
and to clothe yourselves with the new nature, which was created according to God's image in righteousness and true holiness.
