Earth Day is the perfect time for Christians to take note, that as Bible-Believers we should be 1st to be responsible stewards of the planet. That requires that we know what is biodegradable & what isn't, what is recyclable & what isn't, & what is energy efficient & what isn't. Also, whenever possible we should use what is the best option in those respects, even if that means a little extra work for us. We can also look into finding the cleanest, safest, least draining to non-renewable resources when it comes to energy use.
Now, before I start an argument, please understand, I base this opinion not on anything I learned from Al Gore or the liberal media. I base this lifestyle choice on what I learned from my Grandpa, who was a well-learned Bible teacher & respected preacher. Grandpa taught me that one of the 1st lessons he felt that we should teach children was that we are to be good stewards of the earth, just as God commanded Adam & Eve. Genesis 1:28 "And God blessed them, & God said unto them, be fruitful, & multiply, & replenish the earth, & subdue it: & have dominion over the fish of the sea, & over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." KJV
Sometimes being good stewards is going to mean a little bit of extra work & research. But, let's be honest here, like my Grandma says, we have it easy as homemakers nowadays. We have a machine or contraption for every job we do. When was the last time we had to trudge out to a creek or well to fill a bucket w/ water & then lug it back up to the house to wash our family's laundry w/ a washboard? The time we save on that chore alone could be enough time to do a little recycling or try & petition our communities for the use of wind energy.
So while the public is celebrating Earth Day everywhere, I encourage my fellow brothers & sisters in Christ to use this day to celebrate the beautiful earth God created for us. As well as, reaffirm our determination to take good care of it until the day Jesus returns & makes a new Heaven & new Earth.
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