Healthy Blood Through Environment: Introduction
God gave us everything we need to thrive on this earth
We are now at principle #4 in the series Living Under God's Design: 7 Biblical Principles.
Each of the 7 principles are based on the fact that God has said, "The life of the flesh is in the blood." And if the blood is healthy, the life is healthy. Thus far in the series we have shared the following:
And now we will introduce Healthy Blood Through Environment.
Living Within Your Environment
God has designed our world (and the creatures in it) to live under fixed boundaries and laws. It is a world based upon the pure, excellent wisdom of God. He created it beautiful, with life giving properties. He knew exactly what man would need to thrive on His green earth.
He gave us light to see and a sun to warm the earth.
He created an atmosphere perfectly designed for humans to breathe.
God gave lands for planting and harvesting and living.
He gave water for drinking, bathing, swimming, and feeding the earth.
He gave plants for eating, medicine, and beauty.
He placed stars in the sky to use for navigation and inspire songs.
He spoke the moon into existence so that she might wax and wane, rule over the night, and declare her ordinances and times.
He placed fish in the seas and lakes and streams to play — knowing one day man would find great pleasure in catching and eating them.
He made birds to fly in the air — knowing one day man would too learn how to develop flight of their own.
He made the animals big and small — anticipating that they would become pets, food, and clothing.
And He made man, male and female, in His own image.
God said that all He created was good, very good. And there was a reason He waited until the end of day six to create man. Man was God's crowning glory. All else was created for him -- to live in and enjoy and steward. God gave man charge over the animals, to rule them. He gave man stewardship over the earth that He might tend it and pull out its rich resources and fill the earth with wonderful things. God told mankind to be fruitful and multiply on the land and subdue the earth. And Adam needed a place to start his work, so God planted a garden for him to tend. It was the first piece of deeded real estate -- with all kinds of wonderful fruits and vegetables to enjoy.
Unfortunately, sin entered the world and brought a curse on God's beautiful earth. But God promised One who would redeem both mankind and His creation. Paul speaks of the hope that "the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption." And John 3:16 says that God so loved the world that He gave His Son. The word world refers to the whole universe -- all of His creation. As Christians, we too should love His world and seek to live in it as He designed. When we do, we will find great benefits both physically and spiritually.
God loves His earth and He loves His creatures. He has built into its design a way to live that brings health and life.
The next several posts will look at four fundamental and simple environmental conditions under which God placed man to live within His world. These will be taken from Genesis chapter one, where it all began.
Four Environmental Conditions
Living from the garden
Living with the lights and seasons
Living under the sun
Living by moving
Next: Delighted by Living From The Garden
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