The more we move into the 21st
century the louder the “Green Peace” voice will bellow, it will reach far and
wide and become a way of life for our little ones, as teachers incorporate it
as part of any teaching syllabus, eventually carrying more weight than the
learning of the alphabet. We would soon have come full circle; there is nothing
wrong in itself in making every effort to save our planet, after all God made
man the custodian of it all; “The LORD God took the man and put
him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.”
(Genesis 2:15) – If we neglect our responsibility and disregard
all the warning signs there will be consequences to the outcome of its existence.
Even
though this kind of reasoning may carry some weight and catch our attention,
what is wrong with the picture above? After all if mankind does not right their
wrongs who will keep our planet from destruction?
Concerning
having almost come full circle, what does that mean? I trust most would already
have worked out the answers to these questions, but for the sake of those who haven’t
quite understood let me elaborate; With regard to the breakdown of God and man’s
relationship it originally started with men worshiping the creature (creation)
rather than God the Creator and because of this God then gave them over to more
serious self-destruction; even though on the surface the world seems to be doing
the right thing, they have been deceived! “For the wrath of God is revealed
from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their
unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to
them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely,
his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since
the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are
without excuse. For
although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in
their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise,
they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for
images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.” (Romans 1:18-23)
When the world runs off now galloping
at full speed, putting things into place to save our planet at the expense of
giving the Creator the glory as the Originator of all creation, both the great
and small only prove one thing, that they are fools! Test it for yourselves,
what emblem does green peace fly as its banner? This is what they stand for,
consider their logo; “The
Greenpeace logo consists of a simple wordmark that features the organization’s
name in a playful and engaging way, reflecting its eco-friendly philosophy and spirit. The green and white
colors add freshness and appealing to the overall design, while symbolizing
eco-friendliness, peace, prosperity, health, balance and stability.
The Greenpeace’s merchandise is also hugely well-liked and
well-respected and the organization’s logo appears on virtually anything you
can imagine to buy.” Not a mention of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the
creator of our planet, earth!
Do they not know that regardless of their
efforts God will eventually destroy this planet and He will create a new Earth? "For behold, I create
new heavens and a new
earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.” (Isaiah 65:17) And “Then I
saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away, and the sea was no more.” (Revelation 21:1)
What
then is the lesson? We must put God first in all things, looking to Him to
steady our ship. We will never chance the eventual outcome as God has so ordain
the new heavens and the new earth and in its season that will come to pass, but
what we can now secure is our relationship with Him and find ourselves included
in that new creation as allies and not His enemy.
The
Irony of it all is this; mankind’s actual efforts will turn on them as
destruction unfolds and death looms even the birds that they have tried to
preserve will end up turning on them; “Then I saw an angel
standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead,
"Come, gather for the great supper of God, to eat the flesh of kings, the
flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their
riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great."
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to
make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. And the
beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done
the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and
those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of
fire that burns with sulfur. And the rest were slain by the sword that came
from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.” (Revelation 19:17-21)
What then is my
conclusion; we must preach the gospel to a lost world for it is the power of
God unto salvation, this must be our first port of call, without this
realisation those who ignore the free gift of God in and through His Son, the
Lord Jesus Christ will be taken by the wrath of God! There is still time for
loved ones to turn, by the grace of God let us make the time we have now count.
Signing off
Tyrone
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