When we begin to honor God as Creator, Creation Care becomes part and parcel of everything we do. We begin to look at everything through a new lens.

Calvin B. DeWitt, author of “Earth-Wise: A Biblical Response to Environmental Issues, 2nd Ed.” gives the following eight biblical principles for creation care:

1. The Earthkeeping Principle – As the Lord keeps and sustains us, so must we keep and sustain our Lord’s creation.
2. The Fruitfulness Principle – We should enjoy but not destroy creation’s fruitfulness.
3. The Sabbath Principle – We must provide for creation’s Sabbath rests.
4. The Discipleship Principle – We must be disciples of Christ – the Creator, Sustainer, and Reconciler of all things.
5. The Kingdom Priority Principle – WE must seek first the kingdom of God.
6. The Contentment Principle – We must seek true contentment.
7. The Praxis Principle – We must practice what we believe.
8. The Conservation Principle – We must return creation’s service to us with service of our own.

Maybe it’s time to reread the Scriptures in a new light, searching for insights on God as Creator and how we can rightly live on earth.