22 April each year is traditionally recognized as Earth Day in which we are encouraged to be good stewards of the resources the LORD has given to us. The charge given to Adam and Eve was to be caretakers of the planet and all of its natural resources.
As Christians Earth Day
should reminds us that the LORD has created this vast universe for us to thrive
and enjoy as the first article of the Apostles' Creed teaches. I believe
in God the Father Almighty, maker of heave and and earth.
What does this mean? I
believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body
and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and
still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink,
house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and
daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He
defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All
this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit
or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and
obey Him
The first article of the
Apostles' Creed declares that Christians believe, teach and confess that the
one, true God is none other than the One who has made the heavens and the
earth, and everything in them. But more than that, He is our Father who provides
and cares for us as a father cares for his beloved children.
We believe that He has
made us and has given us all the good things we have in this life. This He has
done purely out of the love He has for us as our Father. He not only gives us
life, He also defends us, guards us, and protects us during this life, so that
we will join Him in heaven for all eternity. There is nothing in us that makes
us worthy of the good things God gives us. It is all from His love as a father.
How glorious it is to know that the same God who created heaven and earth also
created each one us and cares for us personally.
A prayer for agriculture: Almighty
God, You bless the earth to make it fruitful, bringing forth in abundance
whatever is needed for the support of our lives. Prosper, we implore you, the
work of farmers, and grant us seasonable weather that we may gather the fruits
of the earth and proclaim your goodness with thanksgiving; through Jesus Christ
our LORD.
No comments:
Post a Comment