Take care

20  September 2011

Psalms 24:1-2 A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein; for he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers.

Looking after someone else’s property is not always the easiest thing to do, and when one borrows a tool or utensil one takes more care than if it was your own. My experience has proven to me that when I borrow something it usually breaks, I use my brother-in-laws car and the alternator packs up so I have to replace the alternator. So if one is going to borrow something, extra care must be taken and also agreed what remedy is necessary should it break down.

In the same way when we rent a property we should take care of it and keep it in good repair, the garden neat and the home clean. We as humans have a responsibility to take care of all the things around us, for in reality we have borrowed it from someone else. All the environment that we have belongs to God, the land, the sea, the air, the plants, the life, even you and I.  

We need to respect this and honour this and not abuse it because we believe we have rights to it, others will need what we have. How can we say we look after the environment when we cannot look after what God has given us, a home, a family, transport?

Be encouraged today to take care of what you have, whether it is borrowed or bought, it all belongs to God.

David

Point to ponder: All we have belongs to God.  

Question to consider: Are you careful of what you are given?