God’s care for all his creation should make believers the protectors, rather than the exploiters, of its goodness. Is the land “satisfied with the fruit of [our] work” on it? Or have we failed, through both ignorance and avarice, to properly steward the riches of the world he has given us? We may find it hard not to abuse nature for our profit unless we get the deep inner contentment that comes from the water only Jesus can give, that of eternal life (John 4:13–14).
