That is the question, I am asked.

Underneath the question it says: “Please join our effort to help the environment …”

KAITAIA: Eco Centre

There is God’s creation and Christians are called by God to be the stewards. At creation the creator gave us the cultural mandate and called us to fulfill it. Please read Psalm 8:6-8 and Genesis 2:15.

In Genesis 2:15 we read: “The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and to take care of it.”

I am made by God a steward in charge of this world.

I am glad that there are people who are concerned about the environment, that they are concerned to fulfill the cultural mandate.

In fact on the poster I am looking at it says, that 80% “of us are concerned about plastic ending up in landfill and polluting the oceans …”

I am also told that that is the reason why more than one million “people worldwide are choosing to be part of plastic free July.”

On the advertisement I am also told more about the challenge, why I should participate and I am also encouraged to take the challenge. The message is: “Avoid landfill waste” and “Reduce your eco-footprint”.

Threefold is the appointed task of a Christian, says J. I. Packer, namely evangelism (Matthew 28:16-20), neighbor-love (Mark 12:29,30) and fulfilling the “cultural mandate” (Psalm 8:6-8 and Genesis 2:15).

J. I. Packer says also: “In the biblical vision, the world belongs to God and we are, at most, his stewards charged to manage God’s world for him according to his revealed will.”

“Let God have your life, He can do more with it than you can!” said D. L. Moody. He lived from 1837-1899.

In Numbers chapter 33 we read about the stages in Israel’s Journey, when they came out of Egypt. They were led by Moses and Aaron. Let us also remember that the LORD commanded Moses to record the stages in the journey.

Again and again we read in Numbers chapter 33, “The Israelites  left … ” and “They left …”

Let me tell you very briefly about the stages in my journey, when I came out of Egypt (The World), when I came from death to life, when I became born again.

I left my job in Bottrop / Germany and went to the Bible school in Brake, also in Germany for three years.

The Bible school Brake in Germany, were I trained for three years.

Picture / Bibelschule Brake

I left Brake and went to Eppstein near Frankfurt to enter a Missionary Society.

I left Frankfurt to go to Thailand to work there as a missionary for thirteen years.

Evangelism in a school in Thailand.

Picture / Alan Collingwood

I left Thailand to go to Auckland / NZ to study for one year at the Bible College of New Zealand, as it was called at that time.

I left Auckland to go to Kaitaia and Kaikohe to work there as a missionary (United Maori Mission).

I left Kaikohe to move to Kaitaia, where I am now.

I have experienced that the Lord Jesus Christ can do more with my life than I can. But we must be obedient.

Are you letting God have your life?

NEW ZEALAND: Cape Reinga in the north of New Zealand.

“Therefore this is what the LORD God Almighty says: ‘Because the people have spoken these words, I will make my words in your mouth a fire and these people the wood it consumes.'” – Jeremiah 5:14