17 Autumn Bible Verses and Celebration Ideas
It’s a pristine October day full of color and brilliance, the scent of freshly fallen leaves wafting through the open window. I open my Bible in search of autumn Bible verses to help me celebrate the season.
I invite you to soak in these words as well.
Then, we’ll talk about celebrating autumn in ways that honor God.
Also, be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you connect with God in replenishing ways this autumn.
Autumn Bible Verses
Here are God’s Words for autumn days.
17 Autumn Bible Verses to Replenish You
1. Jeremiah 5:24 ESV
They do not say in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rain in its season, the autumn rain and the spring rain, and keeps for us the weeks appointed for the harvest.’
2. Deuteronomy 11:14
He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.
3. Ecclesiastes 3:1
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven
4. Psalm 85:12
Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
5. Joel 2:23
Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.
6. 2 Corinthians 9:10
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
7. Psalm 104:19
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
8. Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
9. Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
10. Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
11. Psalm 150:6
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
12. Psalm 104:24
O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
13. Psalm 100:4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
14. Job 12:7-10
But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
15. Psalm 96:11-12
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
16. Nehemiah 9:6
You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.
17. Psalm 145:5
On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
I now invite you to join our family as we aim to apply these autumn Bible verses to our everyday moments by celebrating the season.
Apply These Autumn Bible Verses
We go to the woods in search of fall decorations to help us celebrate autumn and come home with plastic bags overflowing with sticky pine cones, acorns, leaves, ferns, and rocks. 
The pine cones find new homes in baskets throughout the house, the leaves are scattered across the dining room table while crayons make leaf imprints on construction paper, and the acorns and stones find their way to vases.
We have been on a quest to celebrate autumn without embracing spookiness, and this activity is part of our journey.
We can celebrate autumn without celebrating spookiness.
Fall is the season of harvest in these parts, and the farmers are ceaseless in their combining, raking, and gathering. There’s something about the season of harvest that seems to warrant celebration, and the kids are eager to embrace this short season of pumpkins and scarecrows before the snow flies.
There’s an important standard in our home that faces cultural opposition this time of year. The standard is this: “Only dwell on what is pure, lovely, and good.”
There’s an important standard in our home that faces cultural opposition this time of year. The standard is this: “Only dwell on what is pure, lovely, and good.” Share on XThis standard keeps eerie programming off of our TV screen, leaves goblins at the doorstep, warrants the disposal of other types of media, and guards our hearts in the season known for making light of ghosts and vampires. It keeps the spookiness from overtaking our home with the onslaught of autumn, and it keeps our eyes on what is pure, lovely, and good.
This week’s post is for anyone who is looking to celebrate this abundant season of harvest without embracing the spookiness encouraged by modern culture. Here are five family-friendly ideas:
1. Celebrate Autumn With a Focus on Autumn Décor Instead of Spooky Décor
With aisles upon aisles of witches, ghosts, and creepy decorations filling most stores, it can be difficult to navigate this season.
The kids beg for Halloween decorations, and the options entice them around every corner.
One simple way to overcome the pull toward the spooky is to focus on decorating with an autumn theme instead of a creepy theme. Pumpkins, wreaths, and even inspirational wall hangings are easy to find. Aim for autumn instead of Halloween.
2. Celebrate Autumn as You Share the Harvest With Friends
Our fridge is full of red raspberries, cabbage, fresh green beans, squash, and foods straight from the earth. One way to embrace this season is to bless friends with the gatherings of the harvest.
Take a loaf of pumpkin bread to a neighbor’s house. Invite a few families over for a bonfire.
Plan a meal entirely based around freshly harvested fruits and vegetables, and practice giving thanks.
3. Practice Gratitude
It’s easy to slip into self-centered thinking when the focus of the season is on costumes and candy collection.
Instead of making these things the focus of the season, encourage your family to name the blessings of the season.
Encourage them to give thanks for the abundance of goodness around them. Gear up for the upcoming Thanksgiving season with reminders to give thanks in all things. Count blessings and write them on leaf-shaped papers to create a gratitude tree.
4. Bring on the Pumpkin and Leaf Activities
In lieu of parties and activities that focus on fear-based entertainment, keep the harvest theme going as you plan activities for your children and their friends. There are countless ideas for pumpkin and fall crafts and games.
Keep your focus on God’s creation, and you’re sure to avoid ghosts and monsters.
5. Embrace the Last Warm Days With Outdoor Activities
Finally, celebrate fall by embracing the last warm days before winter.
Visit a pumpkin patch, apple orchard, or hay maze.
Many communities offer these attractions for free.
Explore a local park and collect leaves. Enjoy a campfire in the backyard. Pick a bouquet of fall wildflowers for the table.
Just as the daylight is fading quickly, so are the sunny T-shirt days. Enjoy them while they last.
Calling All Parents and Grandparents!
As the parent of two sons and a daughter, I have a heart for helping parents develop deeper relationships with their children and with God. Our kids, ages 6, 11, and 15, share this vision. They have helped me write three family devotionals for parents or older relatives to read with the children and teens they love. You can find all three books here or read more below.
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Mother-Daughter Devotionals by a Mom and Daughter
Girl to Girl: 60 Mother-Daughter Devotions for a Closer Relationship and Deeper Faith is written for girls ages 7-12. It includes 60 devotions with Scripture, conversation starters, and a shared journaling section for moms and daughters after each devotion. I wrote this book with the help of our daughter, Bekah, when she was eleven. Find this one-of-a-kind shared devotional here.
Heart to Heart: A Mother-Daughter Devotional With 50 Devotions for Teen Girls is for teenage girls ages 13-20. It includes 50 devotions, each with a shared journaling section to help moms and daughters connect through writing. This is a great book for moms who want to communicate about awkward topics—like dating, sexuality, peer pressure, and more—but don’t know where to start. Bekah and I will help you right here.
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