We stand for Creation!

This world is not our trash heap.

This planet is not your personal ash tray.

This universe is not yours, period.

Human beings are created by God and given dominion, or lordship, over the creation (Genesis 1:26-28).  Yet God remains Lord over all.  It is His creation, not ours.  And we must take care of it as good managers, good stewards, of the things He has given.

Yet, this creation is passing away...because of our sin.  The land is cursed because of Adam's fall into temptation (Genesis 3:17-19).  We cannot save this world from deteriorating anymore than we can save a loved one from dying.  We can delay the inevitable.  We can do our best to care for what we have.  But the end will come when Jesus returns.

We are not, however, waiting for Christ to come again and eliminate matter from existence.  We await a new heavens and a new earth (II Peter 3:13).

You see, you are a creature.  And you belong in a creation.  And you will live in God's creation for ever and ever.  (AMEN!)  The difference is that this new creation, this new heavens and earth will be a perfect fulfillment of what God intended in the first place.  We cannot possibly wrap our minds around it because we are sinful.  But we will see it with our own eyes.  In our flesh we shall see God (Job 19:26-27).

Creatures belong in a creation.  Thanks be to God that we will not be disembodied spirits floating in mystic clouds for all time.  We shall be right where we belong, working with and caring for God's creation.

[Tomorrow: We stand for Life!]    

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Reflections on the Fall of a Pastor

Image
Tullian Tchividjian, the well known pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, has resigned his position.  According to his own statement both he and his wife committed adultery.  This disqualifies him from the pastoral office.  He has willingly acknowledged his affair and peacefully stepped aside. It is a sad day when a pastor must resign his call for any reason, but especially for living an immoral life.  Tchividjian's case gives a great deal of pause for Lutherans in particular since he was highly influenced by Luther's writings and those of contemporary Lutheran scholars such as Robert Kolb.  Tullian, in recent years, has sought to clarify the proper distinction of Law and Gospel in his own preaching as well as to spread that teaching to a wider audience. As Lutherans we have a high view of God's Word in general and of the Gospel in particular.  When a Lutheran pastor falls into temptation does he really need to resign?  Can he not simply be forgiven and reinstate
Read more

One Thing Ken Ham Didn't Say, but Should Have

Tonight came the debate between Ken Ham (creationist) and Bill Nye (evolutionist).  All things considered I thought it was a good debate, a debate from which the people who plan out presidential debates could learn a great many things. There was one point toward the end where the moderator, who also did a fine job of remaining neutral, asked the two men questions gathered from the audience.  One question in particular caught my attention.  It was directed at Ken Ham. He was asked if there were any evidence that could be given that would convince him that the Biblical account of creation was false.  I do not recall his exact answer, but effectively he said "no".  No evidence could shake him in his conviction that God created the world in 6 days. As a Christian, as a 6-day creationist, I was disappointed in this.  Mr Ham did not have the questions beforehand.  He did not have the advantage of hindsight (which I have now).  So I don't want to be too hard on him.  But t
Read more

Why the Resurrection is the Only Answer that Matters

There seem to be some people who are confused as to why the resurrection of Jesus can make or break the argument for a young earth.  On the surface this is not obvious. Why do Christians care how many days it took to create the earth?  I don't.  It could have taken God half a second.  I could have taken Him 40 trillion years.  Why do Christians (myself included) put stock in the fact that Genesis 1 states that it took 6 days? Because Jesus Christ says that the Law and the Prophets (Genesis included) point to Him.  He endorses the Old Testament on several occasions, including a quote of Genesis 2 when discussing marriage and divorce. Because Jesus Christ rose from the dead, a clear indication that the claims He made about Himself were true, including His endorsements of the Old Testament.  Jesus rose from the dead showing His followers that He really was the Son of God. If Jesus did not rise from the dead we are, as Paul says, to be pitied above all people.  The resurrection
Read more