On Saturday morning I spent two and a half hours picking up soggy trash off the side of the road in the midst of cold fog and wind and spits of rain, along with almost twenty other people from my church. We did this because God has created this earth for His glory, and He desires us to care for it. (Well, we also do it because we committed to it twice a year, but that's beside the point.) Even though the weather was miserable and there probably wasn't one of us who wouldn't rather be curled up in a blanket at home, we chose to get outside, get dirty and care for God's creation.
Today, April 22nd is Earth Day. Many Christians tend to stay away from this topic because for many people today, the earth has become an idol. Recycling and "going green" and caring for this planet are all good things, but nowadays they've been elevated higher than the earth's Creator.
But Earth Day is a good day, a day that Christians should recognize and realize the need for proper care of earth. So I will wish you a happy earth day and encourage you to care for this planet to magnify God. The earth is the Lord's, and so we must care for it not because the earth is worthy of glory, but because its Creator is.