Psalm 104
Some years ago I saw the design for a t-shirt depicting cartoon children holding hands around the globe with the caption "Take care of your Dad's stuff." This psalm wonderfully depicts the beauty of God's creation. Those of us who are Christians and are distressed at the degradation of our environment can, with this Psalm, reflect on the beauty and balance of our Father's stuff.
Even though creation groans under the curse of sin and has been degraded by the flood, we still see in it a call to worship its Creator. As we grieve and our hearts are broken over the pollution of our water, soil, air, and food, we reflect that they are all we need, and God has more than adequately given. Our quest for more and our insatiable greed have replaced the simple life with destructive distractions and trinkets that cost us the ruin of our environment and our lives. This is a pretty good metaphor for sin in our lives. But what we have lost we will regain when our Dad restores his stuff.
“Help me, Lord, to be a good steward of all You have graciously provided. AMEN.”
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