Author: parasbovolos

It’s always behind the scenes

Where our strength is renewed;

On wings like eagles to be mounted

With a new perspective and a view.

It’s where everything it happens

Deep in the chamber of our heart;

It’s where seeds are planted and nourished

To foster a new start.

It’s behind the scenes

Where God works in our heart and soul;

In truly miraculous ways

In mysterious ways to uphold.

It’s behind the precious scenes

Where a baby is knitted together;

Safely nestled in the mother’s womb

With a blueprint that lasts forever.

It’s behind the scenes

Where hearts are knitted together;

To make a holy commitment

That will bind two hearts forever.

It’s beneath the scenes that seeds are planted

Where a forest will be grown;

A harvest indeed where birds can nest

And with every fruit we’ve known.

Behind the scenes there’s power

As the caterpillar becomes a butterfly;

It’s where the old it fades and all is renewed

Where new beginnings will abide.

It’s behind the scenes in a manger

Where our Savior was gently placed,

And visited by the three wise men

With gifts and blessings interlaced.

Behind the scenes in the wilderness

By evil our Jesus was tempted,

But the Lord stood firm and quoted scripture

When several times the devil attempted.

It’s behind the scenes

In the realm invisible,

Where His love is deposited

Where we can remain calm and still.

It’s behind that curtain 

Where the sweat and tears remain;

It’s where God prepares us

So we’re never truly the same.

It’s the struggles, the pain and frustration

All behind the scenes;

It’s when doubt, fear and anxiety

Will try to rob our treasured dreams.

God works behind the scenes

When we’re used as mere vessels,

And moved when prompted in obedience

When our faith is safely nestled.

The stage is being set

And the curtain is to fade;

The spotlight is on His children

But will He find faith that remains?

The preparation room

Is always behind the scenes,

Where the battle is enraged

And where the fire makes all pristine.

Embrace our time behind the scenes

It is precious and valuable,

As it chisels our character in numerous ways

So our heart and soul become full.

Behind the scenes also lies corruption

By those who practice a lie,

But God Almighty in His control

Will bring to light all that’s disguised.

Behind the scenes God knocks on our heart

So we can dine with Him,

As we feast on all His promises

Where reconciliation this will bring.

(C) P.B. 2020

“For You formed my inward parts, You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.” Psalm 139:13-14

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties, and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24

“Lord I cry out to You; Make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.” Psalm 141:1

“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31

“It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'” Matthew 4:4

“Then Jesus said to him, ‘Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.'” Matthew 4:10

“Then He said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree and the birds of the air nested in its branches.'” Luke 13:18-19

How many times have we tried to control

Only to lose the battle instead?

Because there’s a warfare that is invisible

And in the spirit realm it’s led.

How many times have we panicked

When things don’t go our way,

Where our control is relinquished

And we no longer have a say?

When we try to control our world

All it takes is a crisis,

Or an unforeseen circumstance

Where situations go amiss.

To want to be in control

Is like a house built on the sand,

When it releases traits of intimidation

And manipulation on demand.

When control is hungry for power

It will be insatiable indeed,

And will inflict pain and much distress

Where oppression we will see.

Jezebel was controlling 

And covered with greed and intimidation;

Harboring an assortment of cobwebs within

Filled with much manipulation.

To want to control in order to keep

Is like sand in a sieve,

Because eventually it can disappear

And much heartache it will give.

When control is coupled with anger

It’s debilitating indeed,

Because it tears apart and brings much chaos

With its unwholesome words and deeds.

But to keep things under control

So there’s order and there’s peace,

Is sensible when it’s done with love

And where respect will be released.

And when we control our spirit

With meekness and respect,

There’s a dignity that is released

Where we are truly loved and blessed.

Let’s pray whether it’s in God’s sovereign will

And truly let it go,

And if He wants us to keep or to receive

In our heart and soul we’ll know.

When we give it all to the Lord

We know it’s in the safest hands,

Because either way it will bring Him glory

Where His will we understand.

Although God is in total control

It’s His will that none will perish,

But that all come to repentance

And by His Spirit are replenished.

(C) P.B. 2021

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”  Ephesians 6:12

“So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.”  1 Kings 21:11

“And concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke saying, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’”  1 Kings 21:23

“But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up.”  1 Kings 21:25

“He who oppresses the poor reproaches His Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.”  Proverbs 14:31

“Better is a little with righteousness, than vast revenues without justice.”  Proverbs 16:8

“He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.  Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; when he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.”  Proverbs 17:27-28

“Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.”  Proverbs 25:28

“He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a dog by the ears.”  Proverbs 26:17

“There are many plans in a man’s heart, nevertheless the Lord’s counsel – that will stand.”  Proverbs 19:21

“…but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”  2 Peter 3:9

Why do we exist today

In a world full of confusion;

Where every mind it battles thoughts

Which some end in delusion?

And how did all of life begin

From a seed into a flower?

The cells and structure so complete

Full of wisdom made with power.

The mind deceived to believe

That mankind came from apes;

Our conscience so intense it knows

This theory our soul it rapes.

We are too occupied to discover

The truth of our existence;

The heart so full of stubborn pride

To the truth it is resistant.

To remove the veil from our eyes

Can be so difficult a task,

As our attitudes need to be refined

As our face is covered with mask.

How long can we pretend to be

Good people who dwell forever;

Who take our own path in life

And with God our ties we sever?

How does the soul discover why

This void always remains:

That deep set hole inside the heart

For truth it cries in pain?

And how does love so deep and true

Exist within the soul?

The peace we find so full of joy

As the mystery is told…

Forget the vanities of this life

As all are fleeting pleasures,

This stress to have material gain

To spend on abundant leisures.

Search deeper in your heart to find

The answer in your core,

As it guides you and directs you to

Its creator who shows you more.

Let’s stop to think and meditate

On our simple purpose indeed;

To enjoy true fulfilling fellowship

With our creator whom we all need.

He gave His only Son to us

To die for all our sins;

He exhibited His love so true

To save our soul within.

This man is Jesus Christ our Lord

Who eradicates all confusion,

To reconcile us back to God

Through faith the true conclusion.

And this is why we all exist

To choose Christ and live forever,

As He receives our eternal soul

Redeemed with love forever.

(C) P.B. 2002

“He who has the Son has life, he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.” John 5:12

Like a refreshing fountain

Is the word of the Lord,

And like snow that waters the precious earth;

Never void will return His word.

It is prosperous in all its ways

And specific tasks it will accomplish;

It is pure and inspiring

And enveloped with much bliss.

It will never return void

Because once the gospel is heard,

It will either soften or will harden the heart

Through God’s Spirit in His word.

When the seed is sown,

On the heart’s soil it will depend,

And whether the birds come to devour same

Or whether a good crop it will tend.

When the seed falls on good soil

Much joy and peace is found,

Where the trees will clap their hands

And where hills break forth in sound.

God’s word is everlasting

And will accomplish many things,

Where miracles and healings

Restoration it will bring.

Instead of thorns there will surely be

An assortment of all trees,

With an abundance of all delicious fruit

Where prosperity we see.

’For as the heavens are higher than the earth’

So are God’s delightful thoughts,

So precious and refreshing

When they are sincerely taught.

(C) P.B. 2021

“Behold, a sower went out to sow.  And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them…but others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”  Matthew 13:3-8

“And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.”  Matthew 4:23

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”  Isaiah 55:9

“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the things for which I sent it.”  Isaiah 55:10-11

“For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”  Isaiah 55:12

“Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”  Isaiah 55:13

“But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings.”  Malachi 4:2

“In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month.  The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”  Revelation 22:2

It’s fundamental and foundational

And its where good seed is sown;

It’s life-changing and transformational

And where faith and love is grown.

It’s the only piece of literature

That can save our soul within,

Because faith will come by hearing

With the hope and life it brings.

The gospel of our Jesus Christ

Is so simple and pure indeed,

That He died for our sins and rose again

So eternal life we see.

Once this seed is planted

In our heart it should bring change,

As it transforms and it renews our mind

Where doubts no longer will remain.

Only the gospel has the power

To reconcile us to the Lord,

Because it’s God love letter to us all;

It’s His inspired word.

The gospel melts the hardest heart;

Humbles the proudest of them all,

Because it refreshes the soul with plenty of hope

When our name the Lord will call.

Many books will inform us

But only the bible can transform,

Because it’s God’s healing touch upon our soul

As it corrects, instructs and warns.

Plenty of music can calm our soul

But it’s the gospel songs that absorb,

To bring a sweet smelling aroma to our heart

When we listen to God’s word.

There are many sources that do inspire

Whether they’re written or in songs,

But it’s the gospel that will pierce the heart

With what we’ve needed all along.

Only the gospel will satisfy

The insatiable hunger within,

Because it fills our soul with the required peace

That only Christ’s sacrifice can bring.

It’s reassuring and bridges the gap

Between us and the Heavenly Father,

It inspires us to walk the walk

Knowing there is a here-after.

Only the gospel will save our soul

Because it was the cross at Calvary,

That reconciles us to the Father

So eternal life we see.

(C) P.B. 2021

“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.”  1 Corinthians 15:3-4

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.  But I say, have they not heard?  Yes indeed:  ‘Their sound has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.’”  Romans 10:17-18

“O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?  This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”  Galatians 3:1-2

“All Scriptures is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”  2 Timothy 3:16

“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the things for which I sent it.”  Isaiah 55:10-11

When most things happen suddenly

There was a preparation taking place,

Behind the scenes and out of sight

Where no detail went to waste.

When a seed is planted in the heart

And thus comes to fruition,

It’s been watered and is nurtured

And will then complete its mission.

When we flourish suddenly

It’s not by luck or chance,

But due to background preparation

And not by happenstance.

It’s the sacrifice and tears

With the sweat and all the pain,

And those dreary and dull moments

Where not much hope will remain.

But it’s necessary to endure

Knowing there’s a reward in store,

For our faithfulness and perseverance

When we give a little more.

When Solomon built the temple

Preparation was not on site,

Since the stone was finished at the quarry;

T’was such an important plight.

So when suddenly the temple was built

It was indeed a masterpiece,

Where preparation was behind the scenes

Where much labor did not cease.

When Nehemiah rebuilt the wall

In fifty two days it was finished,

And his enemies were disheartened

Knowing by God’s help it was accomplished.

When machinery will finally work

It’s only due to the solemn fact,

That pieces were assembled separately

Before they were intact.

When suddenly there’s calamity

There was a plan prior to same,

Constructed in the heart and mind

And to destroy was its end game.

A divorce doesn’t happen overnight

But contemplated in the heart,

Many years prior to its execution

Before they’re suddenly torn apart.

The sudden pain and confusion

Is disheartening indeed,

But it was cultivated and watered within

And began with just a seed.

When our life and circumstances

Become a monotonous routine,

There’s a work being conducted behind the scenes

But one we cannot see.

When God prepares the soil

And will knit two hearts together,

And suddenly for His glory

We shall honour Him forever!

Suddenly when Christ returns

It will not be a surprise,

To those who have prepared their heart

And look forward to the prize.

(C) P.B. 2021

“Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens, and eighty thousand who quarried stone in the mountains.”  1 Kings 5:15

“And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple.”  1 Kings 5:17

“And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.”  1 Kings 6:7

“So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.  And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God.”  Nehemiah 6:15-16

“And this will be the sign to you:  You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.  And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:  ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill towards men!’”  Luke 2:12-14

“By your patience possess your souls.”  Luke 21:19

“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.  For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.  Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”  Luke 21:34-36

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.”  Ephesians 6:14-15

Whether or not we believe in God

Will not change the fact He’s true,

Because our opinions are only temporary

Compared to His eternal truth.

Whether or not we choose to obey

Is a decision we need to make,

Because at the end of the day God never forces

Anyone their cross to take.

Whether or not we love Him

Will be determined by our faith,

And the works that result from it

That lead us through the narrow gate.

Whether or not we’re at war with our sin

Will be eventually revealed,

Because unless we experience the new birth

Our eternal life cannot be sealed.

Whether or not we are saved

Will depend on Jesus Christ,

And whether we received Him as Lord and Savior

And have come into the light.

Whether or not we believe Him

Will not change the truth and fact,

That He’s real, alive and will return one day

Where His promises never lack.

Whether we choose to trust man instead

With all philosophies and ideologies,

Will still not change the eternal fact

That God is who He says He is.

Whether or not we believe

That the bible is God’s inspired word,

Does not change the reality

That Jesus Christ is Lord.

Because whether or not we simply believe

Won’t alter the truth either way,

Because He’s the King of kings and Lord of lords

And forever this fact remains.

(C) P.B. 2021

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.  Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”  Matthew 7:13-14

“And he who does not take his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.”  Matthew 10:38

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”  2 Timothy 3:16-17

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.”  John 1:12

“So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.”  Revelation 3:16

“Thus says the Lord:  ‘Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the Lord.’”  Jeremiah 17:5

“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”  John 3:3

“And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:  KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”  Revelation 19:16

“Behold, I am coming quickly.  Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”  Revelation 22:7

There is a fountain for our soul;

A refreshing flow and spring,

Like rivers of living water

To nourish and to cleanse within.

It’s renewing and so pure

That invites the new man in,

And sweeps away the cobwebs

Of our old nature within.

The fountain for our soul

Will lead to pastures green,

When the hand of God will come to cleanse

To instil peace so serene.

A fountain is inviting

With a promise and a hope,

And a beauty that’s inspiring

With creativity and scope.

It’s a sweet smelling aroma

And its waters they do dance,

To the rhythm of our heartbeat

And so dainty as they prance.

The calming nature of a fount

Will draw the eye to see,

The refreshing waters filled with life

And where the ear wants to be.

It’s soothing and so precious

With a warmth that’s rare and true;

The fountain with new beginnings

With a steadfast promise too.

It’s effervescent and inviting

And it washes and it cleans,

All stains of dirt and rubble

Whilst being a delightful scene.

The embellishment is flowers

And arrayed with all their glory;

They’re a masterpiece to behold

That each create a unique story.

The fount overflows with forgiveness

Pure and unadulterated too,

The river of living water from God

That is pristine and is true.

But when the fount is off

Much mould it can amount,

Because stagnant waters are unclean

When they are not stirred around.

It was the fountain at the cross

Where Christ’s blood was spilled indeed;

The fount that cleanses our soul within

So God’s wrath we do not see.

(C) P.B. 2021

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.  He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”  John 7:37-38

“He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.  He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.”  Psalm 23:2-4

“For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.”  John 5:4

“Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.”  Romans 6:6

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”  2 Corinthians 5:17

“…and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.”  Colossians 3:10

“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.”  Isaiah 66:12

“And He showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.”  Revelation 22:1

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.”  Romans 5:8-9

The concept and the notion

When something’s upside down,

Promotes a vision of much disarray

And absurd it truly sounds.

But sometimes it’s the right way up

Without realising this indeed,

Because when someone’s bold to go against the grain

True vision he will see.

The Apostles in their boldness

Turned the world upside down,

Because there was a spiritual requirement

To turn all things around.

Their preaching it was fearless

And conducted with much prayer,

And radical in the eyes of men

With a zeal so pure and rare.

The culture of the day

Promoted every worldly way,

And was devoid of God’s commandments

Where truth and righteousness remains.

The Apostles were bold and courageous

But there was something deep within,

A conviction and love for their neighbour

To see them delivered from their sin.

So they went against the grain

As they revealed the status of same;

The true condition of the heart

Where deception it remains.

‘Troublemakers’ they were called

Because they challenged everything,

And brought to light truth and reality

With commotion this so brings.

When we accept corruption

By those in authority,

Our values and morals are upside down

Where we clearly cannot see.

There was One who turned the world around

And His name was Jesus Christ,

Who exposed the darkness and all pharisaical ways

As He shined His precious light.

That’s why He was crucified

Because His message was not received,

By those in authority

Who had secret lusts and greed.

Jesus came to set us free

Since we’re all captives indeed,

Who need deliverance and the Holy Spirit

So eternal life we see.

(C) P.B. 2021

“But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, ‘These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.  Jason has harboured them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king – Jesus.’”  Acts 17:6-7

“Surely you have things turned around!  Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay; for shall the thing made say of him who made it ‘He did not make me?”  Isaiah 29:16

“I have had a dream: To my surprise, a loaf of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian; it came to a tent and struck it so that it fell and overturned, and the tent collapsed…Arise, for the Lord has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”  Judges 7:13-15

“He removes the mountains, and they do not know when He overturns them in His anger.”  Job 9:5

“He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.”  Job 28:9

“Ephraim has mixed himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake unturned.”  Hosea 7:8

“Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.  And He said to them, ‘It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.’”  Matthew 21:12-13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.”  Matthew 23:13

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.”  Matthew 23:27

“You shall love your neighbour as yourself.  Love does no harm to a neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilment of the law.”  Romans 13:9-10

Oh Your masterpieces that are fashioned

Are so intricate indeed;

A complex system with many networks

And so brilliant to hear and see.

The detail of Your every design

Is too much to comprehend,

And all outstanding operationally

All created by Your hand.

How complex and so vast

Is the universe that spans forever,

With every planet and every star

They’re masterpieces altogether.

The brilliance of the human body

With a design that will maintain,

All functions that work in harmony

And where intelligence it sustains.

The hand of love that will extend

Is in every simple act,

It’s phenomenal that’s deep and true

When mercy never lacks.

The water that refreshes us

So simple but sustaining,

And mandatory for our existence

It’s like crystal drops when raining.

Too wonderful and too majestic

To be accidental indeed,

With all information and the DNA

Emanating from a seed.

It’s Your majesty that humbles us

As we realise we’re just a speck,

And a vapour as our days are numbered

Where for You we have respect.

Your simple plan to bring salvation

Through Your precious only Son,

Reveals a heart of pure love and grace

That extends to everyone.

(C) P.B. 2021

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”  Genesis 1:1

“Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.”  Genesis 1:31

“For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made, marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.”  Psalm 139:13-14

“The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both.”  Proverbs 20:12

“I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever.  Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it.  God does it, that men should fear before Him.  That which is has already been, and what is to be has already been; and God requires an account of what is past.”  Ecclesiastes 3:14-15

“Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool…For all those things My hand has made, and all those things exist, says the Lord.”  Isaiah 66:1-2

“All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”  John 1:3

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”  John 3:16