Earth care
The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. ~ Genesis 2:15 (NLT)
God blesses those people
who are humble.
The earth will belong
to them! ~ Matthew 5:5 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
We're called to take charge and care for the earth that God created.
PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for putting us on such an awesome planet. But we have not been very good care takers of the earth that you have entrusted to us. And personally, looking out for the "garden" in which we live has not been much of a priority. There are so many other matters vying for my attention. I rarely think about the impact of my life on the planet. So please open my eyes to all the ways great and small that I can become a better caregiver. I'm going to live up to my God-given responsibility of watching out for the earth. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
