Stewardship is an essential spiritual element of God conscience as well as human community, because: “ e earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” (Psalm 24: 1). Every individual is a steward or caretaker, and all individuals must be wholeheartedly committed to the proper stewardship management of the earth and its natural resources. Unfortunately, Christian Right Evangelicals, e GOP, White Nationalists, Fox “FAKE” News, and some spiritually misguided Blacks and other minorities believe that climate change is a hoax. How malnourished of the brain can one be? Climate change is the result of ungodly, devilish, and improper stewardship management of the earth and its resources. Wasting natural resources is a sin. Human beings not only exploit each other but seek to exploit God, nature, and natural resources, as well.
In doing so, we are leaving our children and children’s children an inhabitable planet. God has an admonition for environmental exploiters: “Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” (Colossians 3: 23-25).
America, it happened again, attempting to play God has become a dangerous lifestyle proposition. The weekend of May 17th, 2024, in the metroHouston area we experienced another disastrous e ect of lack of environmental stewardship. Climate change is real. Climate change is not a hoax. America, we must spiritually learn how to be faithful stewards to foster eternal faith in God, and free-will obedience to the principles of God. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells a parable about a superslick accountant regarding stewardship: “ There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and said unto him, how is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. Then the steward said within himself, what shall I do?” (Luke 16: 1-2). America, we are in a what shall I do predicament? Too many individuals are destroying their own natural environments for the love of money.
The Bible spiritually asks the question: will a man rob God? Of course, we know that some men will rob God, their children, others, and ultimately themselves, and this is why we have climate change environmental problems. In the twenty- first century, God is asking us to give account of our stewardship responsibilities of the earth, its natural resources, as well as our faithfulness and accountability to each other. e primary climate change problem is created by the petrochemical industry, and we all know that there are other sources of energy that we can efficiently utilize.
