Psalms 24:1) The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 .) For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Being a good steward of God's creations. A "steward" is simply a person who serves the interests of another, by looking after their possessions, property. Caring for, tending to, and assuring the protection of said possessions/property is the duty of a steward. As God is the Creator of all, and all that there is belongs to God, then we are but "stewards" of what He blesses us with. We are to properly care for what He has blessed us with.
These "blessings" can be, but not limited to: money, family, children, God's Word, our bodies, our lives, our time, our talents, our possessions, and those we witness to and/or serve. Some Scriptures that speak to this are:
Malachi 3:8-10, 1st Timothy 5:8, Hebrews 5:12, Romans 12:1, 1st Corinthians 3:16-17, Mark 8:35, and Ephesians 5:15-16.
Our "stewardship" also includes all of God's Creations.
Genesis 1:20) And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 .) And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 .) And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 .) And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 .) And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 .) And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 .) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 .) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 .) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 .) And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 .) And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 .) And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
As God has entrusted us to "rule" over His Creations, we are obligated to do so in a Godly manner. To tend to, care for, protect, use, replenish, and be thankful for all He has entrusted us with. The charge of "stewardship" is a solemn duty, and not to be taken lightly in my opinion. When I say "solemn," I mean we are to approach our duty of stewardship being deeply earnest, serious, and sober in spirit. It is no small thing to have been entrusted by God with the responsibility of stewardship over all of His Creations.
God bless........
(thanks to Bro. William Oldham for his inspiration of this)
Being a good steward of God's creations. A "steward" is simply a person who serves the interests of another, by looking after their possessions, property. Caring for, tending to, and assuring the protection of said possessions/property is the duty of a steward. As God is the Creator of all, and all that there is belongs to God, then we are but "stewards" of what He blesses us with. We are to properly care for what He has blessed us with.
These "blessings" can be, but not limited to: money, family, children, God's Word, our bodies, our lives, our time, our talents, our possessions, and those we witness to and/or serve. Some Scriptures that speak to this are:
Malachi 3:8-10, 1st Timothy 5:8, Hebrews 5:12, Romans 12:1, 1st Corinthians 3:16-17, Mark 8:35, and Ephesians 5:15-16.
Our "stewardship" also includes all of God's Creations.
Genesis 1:20) And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 .) And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 .) And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 .) And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 .) And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 .) And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 .) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 .) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 .) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 .) And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 .) And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 .) And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
As God has entrusted us to "rule" over His Creations, we are obligated to do so in a Godly manner. To tend to, care for, protect, use, replenish, and be thankful for all He has entrusted us with. The charge of "stewardship" is a solemn duty, and not to be taken lightly in my opinion. When I say "solemn," I mean we are to approach our duty of stewardship being deeply earnest, serious, and sober in spirit. It is no small thing to have been entrusted by God with the responsibility of stewardship over all of His Creations.
God bless........
(thanks to Bro. William Oldham for his inspiration of this)
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