the earth is His.
not mine.
not yours.
not ours.
not theirs.
His.
every mountain, every river,
every wave, every breeze,
every city, every forest,
every silent night,
every crisp morning,
every person everywhere:
His.
we build, we claim,
we grasp, we seek to maintain,
but we do not own.
we are visitors in
the Creator’s land.
we are pilgrims
walking roads
He designed,
breathing air
He first breathed
into dust.
who may enter?
who may stand before
the One
who made it all?
clean hands? pure hearts?
that’s the answer?
i have neither.
my hands are stained.
my heart is cluttered.
my steps wobble
as i climb
His holy hill.
but, is this true?
but, is this accurate?
but, is this real?
the Savior stands
where i should fall,
His hands clean
where mine are unworthy,
His heart pure
where mine is divided,
His voice speaking
where mine falls silent.
He calls me
higher, higher, higher—
not by my own strength,
but by His grace.
“lift up your heads!
the King is coming,”
we are to sing.
sing, as declaration.
sing, by faith.
sing, He is.
not a ruler
of earthly thrones,
not a power
that fades with time,
not a politician
controlled by popularity,
but the King of Glory,
strong and mighty,
victorious in every battle,
every single battle,
even the battle for my soul.
gates open.
doors give way.
He enters.
not just a city.
not just a temple.
not just a world
that already belongs
to Him.
He enters me.
my heart,
my life,
my everything.
Who is He?
the Creator,
the Savior,
the King.
He is mine.
now and
before all things,
i was His.
already, i was
His.
This is such a beautiful depiction of Psalm 24, everything is His. Nothing is ours and I think we often take that for granted. One day he will return, and we will have nothing with us but our souls that belong to the one who created them.
This poem reminds us that everything belongs to God—He is the Creator and King. Even though we aren’t perfect, He still invites us to come close to Him. It’s humbling to know that He gives us strength and love, even when we don’t deserve it.
Very well written! I may not agree with the nature of your words but I do think they come from a genuine place, I do agree that the world is not ours, nobody can own it as it is just a collection of debris being drawn towards a central point by gravity how can somebody claim to own that, just like nobody claims to own the stars we see at night.
Reading this post, I was reminded of my standing versus God’s. How Holy and magnificent is the God we serve. The one true Creator. He holds all authority because He holds everything together. Apart from Him, there is nothing else. Everything belongs to Him, but what a beautiful privilege that Jesus belongs to me, as well. The end of this post reminded me of the song “Christ is Mine Forevermore”, one of my favorite worship songs.
As I go back and reread Psalm 24, this poem portrays it beautifully. What a great Psalm to choose to write about. The part that I need to be reminded of most is that, “The earth is His. Not mine. Not yours. Not ours. Not theirs. His,” which represents “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him” (Psalm 24:1). This is something we may read sometimes and think nothing about. However, what is very true about this is that we do not own anything, contrary to what society says. This reminds me of the story of Job which allows me to ponder on the fact that God gives and takes away, because what we have is from Him. Nothing material we own on this earth is truly ours, but God’s. He is The Creator. He is The Ruler. He is The Owner of all things.
Thanks for the reminder Pastor Chris! We are but stewards in this earth, stewarding as faithfully as we know how with what he has given us. I believe we find it satisfying when we realize that everything in this world, when it is in Christ it is fully itself.
This post really allowed for a sigh of relief. The relief that comes with knowing that all the little tiniest things we worry about on this earth is never even our in the first place. Everything is him, the earth, the sky, the situations, our worries, everything is his. This makes it so much easier to release the things we are trying to hold so close to us that is weighing us down.
This poem really makes you think about how everything belongs to God, not us. It shows how we’re just visitors in His world, and no matter how hard we try, we can’t truly own anything. It’s about His grace, and how He’s always there, even when we fall short.
I really enjoyed reading this poem. It was beautifully written and really encompasses how everything is connected to God.
Great poem! After reading this, I was reminded of just how powerful God truly is. We are His and he is for us. This makes me think of mighty God is because he knows us by name and loves every single one of us.