Earth Day Every Day

Last week we celebrated Earth Day – a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. Of the celebration of the first Earth Day, “American Heritage Magazine” proclaimed, “. . . on April 22, 1970, Earth Day was held, one of the most remarkable happenings in the history of democracy. . .” Sometimes we celebrate the right things for the wrong reasons. Long before the modern Earth Day was celebrated, the Bible had a lot to say about the earth:
• In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1-3.
• The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof. Psalm 24:1.
• O earth, earth, earth, Hear the word of the Lord. Jeremiah 22:29.
• Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:4-6
• At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth. Philippians 2:9-11
• Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Revelation 21:1-3
Hmmmm! Seems to me we ought to celebrate Earth Day every day and Christians ought to lead the celebration. Happy Earth Day!

Join me today in remembering the following global concerns:
• Pray for Joe as he prepares to return to the Republic of Georgia, then to Ukraine.
• Pray for those who continue to recover from earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and China.
• Pray for Military Chaplains as they minister to troops around the globe.
• Pray for worker families in India that are under attack from the Enemy.