We do not worship the creation but the Creator. God is not identical to His creation. His creation is an expression of His greatness. We are stewards of His creation, here to care for it. All are blessed by creation. When we respect, replenish, protect and nurture it, we also minister to the God who made it. Someday we will understand better why God placed us here in such an amazing place. Until then, love the Father and take care of His stuff.
God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you.” Genesis 1:28-29 (NASB)
