God Gave Man The Earth To Enjoy

GOD GAVE MAN THE EARTH TO ENJOY-
NOT TO DESTROY

by HELEN STEINER RICE



"THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF"-
HE GAVE IT TO MAN AS A GIFT OF HIS LOVE
SO ALL MEN MIGHT LIVE AS HE HOPED THAT THEY WOULD,
SHARING TOGETHER ALL THINGS THAT WERE GOOD...
BUT MAN ONLY DESTROYED "THE GOOD EARTH OF GOD"-
HE POLLUTED THE AIR AND RAVISHED THE SOD,
HE CUT DOWN THE FORESTS WITH RUTHLESS DISDAIN,
AND THE EARTH'S NATURAL BEAUTY HE PERVERTED FOR GAIN...
AND ALL THAT GOD MADE AND ALL THAT HE MEANT
TO BRING MAN GREAT BLESSINGS AND A LIFE OF CONTENT
HAVE ONLY MADE MAN A "GIANT OF GREED"
IN A WORLD WHERE THE PASSWORD IS "SEX, SIN AND SPEED"...
AND NOW IN AN AGE FILLED WITH VIOLENT DISSENT
HE HAS TAKEN THE EARTH THAT GOD PLACED IN MAN'S CARE
AND BUILT HIS OWN "HELL" WITHOUT BEING AWARE
THAT THE FUTURE WE FACE WAS FASHIONED BY MAN
WHO IN IGNORANCE RESISTED GOD'S BEAUTIFUL PLAN,
AND WHAT GOD CREATED TO BE PARADISE
BECAME BY MAN'S LUST AND PERVERSION AND VICE
A ''CALDRON OF CHOAS'' IN A ''FOG OF POLLUTION''
TO WHICH MAN CAN FIND NO CURE OR SOLUTION-
HOW FAR MAN WILL GO TO COMPLETE HIS DESTRUCTION
IS BEYOND A COMPUTER'S ROBOT DEDUCTION.





THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S, AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF;
THE WORLD, AND THEY THAT DWELL THEREIN.



PSALMS 24:1





LORD, DON'T HOLD BACK YOUR
TENDER MERCIES FROM ME.
MY ONLY HOPE IS IN YOUR UNFAILING LOVE
AND FATHFULNESS.



PSALM 40:11
NLT



SO, LORD, WHAT HOPE DO I HAVE?
YOU ARE MY HOPE.



PSALM 39:7
NCV



THE LORD ADVISES THOSE WHO FEAR HIM.
HE REVEALS TO THEM
THE INTENT OF HIS PROMISE.



PSALM 25:14
GOD'S WORD



THE LORD TAKETH PLEASURE IN THEM THAT
FEAR HIM, IN THOSE THAT HOPE IN HIS MERCY.



PSALM 147:11
KJV



KEEP ME AS THE APPLE OF THE EYE,
HIDE ME UNDER THE SHADOW OF THY WINGS,
FROM THE WICKED THAT OPPRESS ME,
FROM MY DEADLY ENEMIES, WHO COMPASS ME ABOUT.



PSALM 17:8-9
KJV



ASSIGN ME GODLINESS AND INTEGRITY AS MY
BODYGUARDS, FOR I EXPECT YOU TO PROTECT ME.



PSALM 25:21
TLB



BUT LET ALL WHO TAKE REFUGE IN YOU BE GLAD;
LET THEM EVER SIGN FOR JOY.
SPREAD YOUR PROTECTION OVER THEM,
THAT THOSE WHO LOVE YOUR NAME
MAY REJOICE IN YOU.



PSALM 5:11
NIV