Psalm 24.1 reminds us the Lord owns the earth and all it contains.

Monday was earth day, celebrated by increasing the awareness globally of environmental concerns.

What should be the Christian response to earth day?

First, Christians should recognize that godless men originated this day. Men who ignore God worship the created rather than the Creator thus elevating, in this case, the earth, to the status of God and men.

Because of this elevated status Christians should be weary of much of the propaganda concerning the issues espoused by these people for in some instances they are in direct conflict with God’s commands.

Earth day proponents believe the planet is overcrowded whereas God has commanded people to be fruitful and multiply; to have as many children as their faith in God will allow. This is just one of many conflicts between those who worship the created and those who worship the Creator.

Second, Christians must recognize that humanity is God’s highest order of creation. Men are not the same as the earth or the beasts but men and women are created in the image of God and thus are to be valued more greatly than all other aspects of creation.

Third, the earth and all it contains has been given to men to supply all their needs. Christians are to care for the earth as a farmer his garden for its purpose is to provide not to be worshiped by setting aside and left unused.

Finally, Christians must remember that as men die and their bodies are replaced with new eternal bodies so too the earth will one day be destroyed by God then recreated by Him for God to dwell on the new earth among all those who love Him and worshiped Him alone through Jesus the Christ.

Always Christians are to worship the Creator and never the created.