Care For Our Creation!
Then God blessed them, and God said to them,
“Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue
it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over
the birds of the air, and over every living thing
that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 1:28
Marine litter is a huge ecological problem. Many countries’
coastlines are littered with plastic and debris, and there's an
“island” of plastic more than the twice the size of Texas in the
Pacific Ocean where currents have accumulated the debris.
Fish get entangled in discarded fishing nets and lines, with
their bellies full of plastic debris they have swallowed.
Such images are in stark contrast to the pristine beauty and glory
of Eden as presented in Genesis. Though mankind was given the
mandate to “have dominion over” (that is, to care for) all creation,
we haven't done a good job. When God’s mandates go unfulfilled
on earth, God’s glory is diminished. And that mandate extends to
our personal life as well. Paul writes that we belong to God and
we are to glorify Him with our care and use of our body.
When you see opportunities to care for creation,
nature, or your own body, do so as to glorifying
our Creator.
"The creation is both a monument of
God’s power, and a looking-glass in
which we may see his wisdom."
Thomas Watson
