Joel 1:18-20 (NASBStr)
How the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle wander aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them;
Even the flocks of sheep suffer.
To You, O Lord, I cry;
For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
Even the beasts of the field pant for You;
For the water brooks are dried up
And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
Man's sin affects the beast of the earth. Today men are so concerned about the environment. If they only knew and recognized the correlation between their own sin and the damage to the earth. Note what Paul tells us in the book of Romans:
Romans 8:22 (NASBStr)
For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
The earth, like us, groans for redemption. When Adam and Eve sinned the first thing to suffer was an animal. Blood had to be spilt to redeem them and cover their nakedness. A flood was sent to purge the earth only to have the sin of man immediately grip the heart again through Noah and his boys. God was speaking, through Joel, to warn us that the pain in the earth has a direct relationship with our disobedience to God. The next time we get so concerned with the destruction of the ozone layers, let's remember that the cause if the sin of man. The earth is being destroyed. Let's quit denying it. God will use the destruction of the world to bring judgement on us. But, the reason is not my carbon footprint. The reason is my heart of stone.
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