Christians should be the first to set the example concerning the care and protection of God's creation. Sadly, I was raised with a fundamentalist attitude that declared God's wrath on this planet and everything will be destroyed in a thermo-nuclear meltdown.(2Peter 3:8-12) If that statement is true and it is, why care about the abuse and neglect of the environment?
1. God created the physical universe and declared it to be good. Genesis 1-2
2. God placed man in a beautiful garden to cultivate and protect it. Gen. 2:15
3. God developed laws to protect overuse of the land. Leviticus 25:1-12
4. God declares that the sky, sea and land give testimony to his character. Psalm 19
5. God reminds us that the earth belongs to Him not us, we are to be caretakers. Psalm 24
6. God will judge all who misuse the land. Isaiah 5: 8-10
7. God actively provides nurture and care for his physical creation. Job 38: 25-28
8. God is painfully aware of every small sparrow that falls in death. Matthew 6:26
9. God is going to restore this fallen, cursed planet into perfection again. 2Peter 3:13
The God of the Bible is a loving, caring and just being who desires and demands purity from his creation. He will ultimately redeem the heavens, land, water, animals and those humans made in his image who honor him. We are called to reflect his revealed concerns. We must be reminded that his ultimate concern is for the souls of people. That is why Jesus came to his creation with redemption and hope.
