110. God Informs, Directs and Supports Us.
With many others like you, I believe in the word of God given in the Old Testament, also called the Hebrew Scripture.
· God, one and only God, exists (Exodus 3:14).
· God creates (Genesis 1:1; Sirach 4:6)
· God rules over all of the universe (Sirach 50:22).
· God creates humans in God's "image", with ability to think and choose, and to be God's representative to the universe (Genesis 1:26-27).
· God entered into "covenant" with the ancient Hebrews, containing both promises and obligations. "…The Lord is our God…. You shall love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might."" (Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:13-21).
· God governs the universe (Psalm 104).
All examples that God speaks to us, informs us, directs us, and supports us. We no longer come to understand and manage nature totally by our own wits. God helps us. Then we ask ourselves, "Do I/we listen to God? Am I/Are we following God's way of caring for and using nature? What are we leaving for our children and grandchildren so that they have a reasonably good quality of life?