[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] Coffee Break - Earth Day

[Eric Calhoun]

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Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] Coffee Break - Earth Day
Date: 
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:19:58 -0400



"Earth Day"

(Romans 1:25) - "Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped
and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.
Amen."   

I discovered that today is "Earth Day".  This means that people will be
celebrating the planet earth today.  But some will take it a step further
than just acknowledging that we should take care of the earth, they will
actually worship "Mother Earth" today.  

In the beginning God gave mankind dominion over the earth so I agree that
we should take care of the planet by being good stewards of it.  But... we
should not worship or give homage to it.  Throughout the ages man has
resorted to worshipping the creation more than the Creator.  Today is no
different- people are still doing the same thing. 

If we (even Christians) aren't careful we can be guilty of doing the
same.  I know none of us are going to go out and create a stone or wooden
idol or a golden calf and worship it.  But there are other created things
that we can worship.  Remember the story of the rich young ruler?  What
kept him from receiving eternal life?  He worshipped his money and riches. 
When he asked Jesus what he must do to have eternal life, Jesus told him to
obey the commandments.  He had obeyed the ones that had to do with his
dealings with man.  But when Jesus told him to go sell all he had, give it
to the poor and follow Him he could not.  Why?  His riches had his heart. 
Therefore, they were the object of his worship.  Therefore, he broke the
very first commandment which was- "You shall have no other gods before me".
   

While others are "worshipping" the earth today, this would be a good time
to take spiritual inventory and check and see what has your heart.  Does
the Lord truly have it?  Is it divided between Him and something else?  Do
your riches have your heart?  Do other people have it?  Are you worshipping
religion instead of God?  Are you worshipping any created thing more than
you are worshipping the Creator?

Have a great day.  What is your object of worship?  The Creator or what
He has created?     

For further reading:
Genesis 1:26, 28
Genesis 2:15
Psalm 115:15,16
Luke 18:18-24
Exodus 20:3

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