- Genesis 2:8 NASB
The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. - Genesis 2:15 CSB
The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. - Deuteronomy 16:!5
You are to hold a seven-day festival for the Lord your God in the place he chooses, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, and you will have abundant joy. - Numbers 24:5-6 NASB
How fair are your tents, O Jacob,
Your dwellings, O Israel!
6 “Like [g]valleys that stretch out,
Like gardens beside the river,
Like aloes planted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters. - Psalm 92:12-14 NASB
The righteous man will [j]flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still [k]yield fruit in old age;
They shall be [l]full of sap and very green, - Psalm 104:14 CSB
He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth, - Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 CSB
There is an occasion for everything,
and a time for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to give birth and a time to die;
a time to plant and a time to uproot; - Song of Solomon 2:1-2 CSB
I am a wildflower of Sharon,
a lily of the valleys.Man
2 Like a lily among thorns,
so is my darling among the young women. - Song of Solomon 4:13-15 NASB
“Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates
With choice fruits, henna with nard plants,
14 Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
With all the trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest spices.
15 “You are a garden spring,
A well of fresh water,
And streams flowing from Lebanon.” - Song of Solomon 6:2 NASB
My beloved has gone down to his garden,
To the beds of balsam,
To pasture his flock in the gardens
And gather lilies. - Isaiah 4:2 CSB
On that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors. - Isaiah 5:7 NASB
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress. - Isaiah 35:1-2 CSB
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
the desert will rejoice and blossom like a wildflower.[a]
2 It will blossom abundantly
and will also rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.
They will see the glory of the Lord,
the splendor of our God. - Isaiah 51:3 NASB
Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her waste places.
And her wilderness He will make like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the Lord;
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
Thanksgiving and sound of a melody. - Isaiah 58:11 NASB
“And the Lord will continually guide you,
And satisfy your desire in scorched places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail. - Isaiah 61:11 NASB
For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,
So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
To spring up before all the nations. - Isaiah 65:18-19, 21 NASB
“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
And the former things will not be remembered or come to [n]mind.
“But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing
And her people for gladness.
…They will build houses and inhabit them;
They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.” - Jeremiah 29:4-5 NASB
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, 5 ‘Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce. - Jeremiah 31:11-12 NASB
For the Lord has ransomed Jacob
And redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
12 “They will come and shout for joy on the height of Zion,
And they will be radiant over the bounty of the Lord—
Over the grain and the new wine and the oil,
And over the young of the flock and the herd;
And their life will be like a watered garden,
And they will never languish again. - Ezekiel 36:35 NASB
They will say, ‘This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’ - Hosea 14:5 NASB
I will be like the dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the lily,
And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon. - Amos 4:9 NASB
I struck you with blight and mildew;
the locust devoured
your many gardens and vineyards,
your fig trees and olive trees,
yet you did not return to me.
This is the Lord’s declaration. - Amos 9:14 NASB
“Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel,
And they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them;
They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine,
And make gardens and eat their fruit. - Matthew 6:28 CSB
And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. - John 18:1 NASB
When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples over the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden, in which He entered with His disciples - Luke 12:27 CSB
Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. - Luke 13:18-19 CSB
He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to? 19 It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.” - John 15:1-8 CSB
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. 8 My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be[a] my disciples. - John 19:41 NASB
Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. - 1 Corinthians 3:6-9 CSB
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So, then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field, God’s building. - Galatians 6:7-9 CSB
Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap, 8 because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. - 1 Peter 1:24-25 CSB
ForAll flesh is like grass,
and all its glory like a flower of the grass.
The grass withers, and the flower falls,
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.[a]And this word is the gospel that was proclaimed to you.
Heather C. King - Room to Breathe 
Hi Heather,
Thank you for this wonderful post. I am an avid gardener and have been spending time in my outdoor spaces this past month refreshing myself and the gardens. Last year I was unable to spend time planting or doing any maintenance because of preparation for, and recovery from back surgeryâ¦but this year I am thankful for a renewed back and the strength that God has given me to plant and enjoy His beautiful creation.
I wanted to update you on Davidâs eye surgery. The surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday, May 13th in Anderson. He will have cataract surgery and then retina repair surgery. I will not be able to be with him in the hospital, but will be waiting in the car. Please remember both of us in prayer.
The TFBC Women have been studying Lysa Terkheurstâs Trustworthy A Study of 1 & 2 Kings this spring. Because of COVID-19 it has been a virtual study with groups meeting on Zoom, but God knew we would need this study at this time. This past week hit me in the face when it reminded me that my doubts can lead me to a place of self-focus instead of remaining faith-focused on Father God and His mercy and love for me.
Blessings,
Amy Taylor
Amy, I finished the Trustworthy study not too long ago and I’m so glad to hear that you’re doing it! What a blessing. God is so perfect to prepare us for the things we go through and give us what we need in the middle of the storm. I will be praying for David’s eye surgery this Wednesday. I know that must be extra hard because of the regulations and not being able to be inside the hospital with him. May you both feel God’s presence and peace!