Friends, you must know that God created this beautiful world with His wisdom. We see from the beginning that God created the heavens and the earth with His word. He has given us the responsibility of all this creation of the world so that we can take care of it properly. We must take care of this responsibility with love.
Every part of creation reflects God’s glory. As stewards, we must protect these creations of God. We do this not only for our own benefit but also for our future generations. When we do this, we honor God. We thank him for his gift.
We find many such examples in the Bible. For example, if we read the story of Noah, we will understand. He built an ark and took a pair of all the animals and birds on that ark. He ensured the survival of all the species of this creation.
Dear brothers and sisters, let us remember that these creations of God are a gift from God to us. We need to manage these gifts with great responsibility. By doing this, we can show our love for God. May we do this work with joy and faith. Share this message with others so that together we can take care of this beautiful world and honor God.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about ‘the stewardship of God’s creation’.
“God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the fowl of the air, over the cattle, over all the earth, over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth”
— Genesis 1:26
“The Lord God took the man, put him into the garden of Eden to dress it to keep it”
— Genesis 2:15
“O Lord , how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy richesSo is this great wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small great beasts”
— Psalm 104:24-25
“The earth is the Lord ‘s, the fulness thereof; the world, they that dwell therein”
— Psalm 24:1
“Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feetAll sheep oxen, yea, the beasts of the fieldThe fowl of the air, the fish of the sea, whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas”
— Psalm 8:6-8
“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, that are in earth, visible invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, for him”
— Colossians 1:16
“The nations were angry, thy wrath is come, the time of the dead, that they should be judged, that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, to the saints, them that fear thy name, small great; shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth”
— Revelation 11:18
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory honour power: for thou hast created all things, for thy pleasure they are were created”
— Revelation 4:11
“The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for ye are strangers sojourners with meAnd in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land”
— Leviticus 25:23-24
“Behold, the heaven the heaven of heavens is the Lord ‘s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is”
— Deuteronomy 10:14
“But ask now the beasts, they shall teach thee; the fowls of the air, they shall tell theeOr speak to the earth, it shall teach thee: the fishes of the sea shall declare unto theeWho knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, the breath of all mankind”
— Job 12:7-10
“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord , as the waters cover the sea”
— Isaiah 11:9
“For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord ; there is none else”
— Isaiah 45:18
“For ye shall go out with joy, be led forth with peace: the mountains the hills shall break forth before you into singing, all the trees of the field shall clap their hands”
— Isaiah 55:12
“Seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace”
— Jeremiah 29:7
“I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, made mine heritage an abomination”
— Jeremiah 2:7
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?Ye eat the fat, ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flockThe diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force with cruelty have ye ruled them”
— Ezekiel 34:2-4
“Hear the word of the Lord , ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the landBy swearing, lying, killing, stealing, committing adultery, they break out, blood toucheth bloodTherefore shall the land mourn, every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away”
— Hosea 4:1-3
“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord”
— Matthew 25:21
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hidNeither do men light a candle, put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; it giveth light unto all that are in the houseLet your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, glorify your Father which is in heaven”
— Matthew 5:14-16
“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”
— Matthew 6:26
“The Lord said, Who then is that faithful wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?”
— Luke 12:42
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much”
— Luke 16:10
“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power Godhead; so that they are without excuse”
— Romans 1:20
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of GodFor the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hopeBecause the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God”
— Romans 8:19-21
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wiseRedeeming the time, because the days are evil”
— Ephesians 5:15-16
“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others”
— Philippians 2:4
“Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him”
— Hebrews 2:8
“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel”
— Proverbs 12:10
“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured”
— Proverbs 27:18
“To every thing there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heaven”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”
— Ecclesiastes 7:13
“All things were made by him; without him was not any thing made that was made”
— John 1:3
“God that made the world all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven earth, dwelleth not in temples made with handsNeither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, breath, all things”
— Acts 17:24-25
“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre”
— Titus 1:7
“Every good gift every perfect gift is from above, cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”
— James 1:17
“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone”
— James 2:17
“Who is a wise man endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom”
— James 3:13