Post by Admin - Beth on Jan 18, 2013 16:24:39 GMT -5
Genesis 1:28 (NLT)
28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
To “reign over” something is to have absolute authority and control over it. God has ultimately rule over the earth, and he exercises his authority with living care. When God delegated some of his authority to the human race, he expected us to take responsibility for the environment and the other creatures that share our planet. We must not be careless and wasteful as we fulfill his charge. God was careful in how we made this earth. We must not be careless in how we take care of it.
28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
To “reign over” something is to have absolute authority and control over it. God has ultimately rule over the earth, and he exercises his authority with living care. When God delegated some of his authority to the human race, he expected us to take responsibility for the environment and the other creatures that share our planet. We must not be careless and wasteful as we fulfill his charge. God was careful in how we made this earth. We must not be careless in how we take care of it.