God Owns It All
(Psalms 24)
Sermon Notes
Psalms 24:1-2 (NKJV)
1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’S, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
2 For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters.
PRINCIPLE IN BIBLICAL STEWARDSHIP – GOD OWNS IT ALL
“It is mine by stewardship, but never mine by ownership.” – Pastor Billy Johnson
- God’s ownership is the guiding principle that all others hinge on. Without a proper understanding of this truth one would error greatly in their understanding, communication, and handling of material possessions.
- To acknowledge God’s ownership is to acknowledge His Sovereignty – (possesses supreme power)
The Bible is replete with examples of God’s ownership.
Leviticus 25:23: “The land is Mine.”
Leviticus 25:23 (NKJV)
23 ‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with Me.
1 Chronicles 29:11-12: “All that is in heaven and in earth is Yours”
1 Chronicles 29:11-12 (NKJV)
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.
1 Chronicles 29:14: “All things come from You”
1 Chronicles 29:14 (NKJV)
14 But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You.
Psalm 24:1: “The earth is the Lord’s.”
Psalm 24:1 (NKJV)
1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’S, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
Psalm 50:10: “Every beast of the forest is Mine.”
Psalm 50:10 (NKJV)
10 For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills.
Ezekiel 18:4: “All souls are Mine.”
Ezekiel 18:4 (NKJV)
4 “Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die.
Haggai 2:8: “The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine.”
Haggai 2:8 (NKJV)
8 ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the LORD of hosts.
You belong to God
We are owned because we are His CREATION
Genesis 1:26 (NKJV)
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
We are owned by REDEMPTION
1 Corinthians 6:20 (NKJV)
20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
We are owned by RESIDENCE – “Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit”
1 Corinthians 6:19 (NKJV)
19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
“The Holy Spirit is a gift because He is given to you.” – Pastor Billy Johnson
Holy Spirit is your guardian, your gift and your guarantee.
