ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP
God created the earth and everything in it. We need to get that in our brains and really respect that. We think that it's ok to trash the earth and not take care of our property and community. But God created the earth and everything in it! We need to take care of the spaces around us. (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
God loves the earth! He created it didn't he!? God created the world in his image, perfect, just like He created you perfectly. This being said, we are called to keep the world clean and kept up in His image. The bible talks a lot about stewardship, Kingdom, personal, AND ENVIRONMENTAL! People too often think that we don't need to keep the earth clean and so on because it's "not in the bible". But God talks about stewarding the land we have been given. (Psalm 136:5-9)
GOD OWNS IT. THE WHOLE EARTH. ALL OF IT. Every grain of sand, every pebble, every blade of grass, every leaf. HE OWNS IT ALL! So when you disrespect and trash the earth, you are disrespecting and trashing God. Just think of that everytime you want to throw your cup out the window. You are also disrespecting your authority (The Police Department) by doing that. (Deuteronomy 10:14)
For more information on this I recommend going to: http://www.interfaithenvironment.org/media/downloads/biblical_references.pdf
By: Madison Tucker