The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world and all that live in it. Psalm 24:1
The earth is not ours, it is the Lord's. Human needs and interests are not the focus of the Christian life, but rather, praising God and loving God are the focus of the Christian life. Unfortunately, we forget to put God first, all too often, as humans and as Christians. This Earth Day, I hope we all see that God did not create forests, rivers, fish and animals as resources exclusively for humans to use as we see fit. Whether overfishing, or polluting waters, or using fossil fuels the question arises, "how are my choices showing my thankfulness that God has created this beautiful planet in which I dwell?"
As sincere Christians, let us join together and care about our planet and all the living creatures that God has made. Today human activity threatens the extinction of a growing number of plants and animals. Often economics are brought into the argument around what to do. "Save Jobs Not Owls". Then tree huggers talk about the sacredness of all life, as if each plant and animal is worthy of worship. Maybe now is the time for a Christian voice that reminds us that every species of every living thing was created by God and God called all of creation GOOD. Let Christians do our part to keep all of God's creation vibrant and thriving so that our children can see it and call God's creation good.
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