Then God said, 

“Let there be light,”

and there was light.

And God saw that the light was good.

Then he separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:3-4

…Noah was a righteous man,

the only blameless person living on earth at the time,

and he walked in close fellowship with God.

…God saw that the earth had become corrupt

and was filled with violence.

So God said to Noah,

“I have decided to destroy all living creatures,

for they have filled the earth with violence…

Build a large boat…

Look!

I am about to cover the earth with a flood

that will destroy every living thing that breathes.

Everything on earth will die.

But I will confirm my covenant with you.

Go into the boat with all your family,

for among all the people of the earth,

I can see that you alone are righteous.

So Noah did everything as the LORD commanded him.

Genesis 6:9,11,13,14,17;7:1,5

The LORD observed the extent

of human wickedness on the earth,

and he saw that everything they thought or imagined

was consistently and totally evil.

So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them

and put them on the earth.

It broke his heart.

And the LORD said,

“I will wipe this human race I have created

from the face of the earth…

I am sorry I ever made them.”

But Noah found favor with the LORD.

Genesis 6:5-8

Oh, the joys of those who do not

follow the advice of the wicked,

or stand around with sinners,

or join in with mockers.

But they delight in the law of the LORD,

meditating on it day and night.

They are like trees planted along the riverbank,

bearing fruit each season.

Their leaves never wither,

and they prosper in all they do.

Psalm 1:1-3

Then I saw a lamb 

that looked as if it had been slaughtered…

He stepped forward and took the scroll…

And when he took the scroll, 

the four living beings and the twenty-four elders

fell down before the Lamb.

…and they held gold bowls filled with incense,

which are the prayers of God’s people.

Revelation 5:6-8

I will praise you, 

O LORD,

with all my heart;

I will tell of all your wonders.

I will be glad and rejoice in you;

I will sing praise to your name,

O Most High.

Psalm 9:1-2

I will lie down and sleep in peace,

for you alone, 

O LORD,

make me dwell in safety.

In the morning, 

O LORD,

you hear my voice;

in the morning I lay my requests before you

and wait in expectation.

Psalm 4:8, 5:3

But as for me, 

I will always have hope;

I will praise you more and more.

Praise be to the LORD God,

the God of Israel,

who alone does marvelous deeds.

Praise be to his glorious name forever;

may the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Amen and amen. 

Psalm 71:14,72:18-19

All Scripture is inspired by God

and is useful to teach us what is true

and to make us realize

what is wrong in our lives.

It corrects us when we are wrong

and teaches us to do what is right.

God uses it to prepare and equip his people

to do every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

(Arches National Park)

…“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty—

the one who always was, 

who is,

and who is still to come.”

“You are worthy, O Lord our God,

to receive glory and honor and power.

For you created all things,

and they exist because you created what you pleased.”

Revelation 4:8, 11