The earth is the Lord'sPsalm 24:1-2Length: Short

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • Who does this passage say owns the earth and everything in it, and why does he have the right to it?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself, my work and my land?

   • If your land, your animals and your seed belong to God, what changes about how you treat them?

3. What will I obey this week, at home and on my land? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What is one thing on your land or in your home you will start treating as God's this week — and on what day?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who in your village talks about their land as if it were only theirs, and could hear this passage?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).