Climate change

"As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. 'Tell us,' they said, '...what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?'...Jesus answered: 'Watch out that no one deceives you...Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold..." - Matthew 24:3-12
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How green are we?  How aware of the recent climate changes attributed to that hypothesis which is so-called 'global warming' are our communities?  What kind of education should we be receiving to help us accommodate and relate better in this world we have inherited from past generations and are now passing on to our children?  Should we make any changes to our behavior in light of recent world altering events related to our current global climate change?


I've noticed some significant changes regarding our world's climate, but not in the way the media and academia portray it.  Please don't misunderstand me, I do appreciate our journalists and scientists trying to warn us about mistreating our environment!  However, I believe that many of their efforts are short-sighted, because they overwhelming lack vital information regarding our love for our Creator more than for His creation.


Many of us are very familiar with the term 'green with envy'.  And some of us are familiar with the fact that God refers to Himself as a "jealous God (found in: Exodus, Deuteronomy, Joshua, etc.)".  God's word is very descriptive - often frightening - on how He uses ALL creation to turn us back to Him when He sees us wandering from the path He chooses to walk with us on.  Jesus' instruction before His crucifixion, and His words of prophecy in the Book of Revelation, detail how this planet will be destroyed because of humanity's lack of regard - and love - for God.


We must be made aware of the fact that this is an incredibly difficult - yet crucial - time to pursue Godliness.  I've noticed that most of our world's leaders now only mention God when they can find some personal gain for it: they do not speak of God to build up their people's faith in Him and His ways, but so that - in accord with his/her agenda- their people's faith can be built up in the one speaking; unfortunately, this is often the case with religious leaders, too.


On the upside of all this, the love that people have for each other does seem to be increasing!  I have heard it said that this generation is the most 'cause conscience' generation in decades!  I believe that's true, but that can also be one of our biggest problems and the reason why the earth seems to be falling apart.  Jesus' words (as recorded in Matthew) were not to warn us about a lack of love for people, but of a severe and global lack of love for God that will be on display at the end of days.


I know that, to many people, what I think and believe regarding the connection of climate change and loving God is ridiculous.  At least - in my 'craziness for God' - I'm in good company; apparently, there were quite a few people in Paul's day that thought what he said was foolish, too.  According to his writings, Paul also seemed a bit out-of-touch with other people's reality when he attempted to issue warnings - connecting devotion to God with behavior - as he said, "I hope you will put up with me in a little foolishness. Yes, please put up with me! I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough. (2 Corinthians 11:1-4)"  Christians need to speak this way more in our world: to help people make true, lasting, eternally beneficial changes in the way we think and behave, so that our love for our Creator is MORE evident than our love for His creation.


Our love for God is made complete when we love Him with our whole body: heart, soul, and mind - only in Christ is this possible - and results in eternal blessing for everyone who overcomes sin!  When we love God in this manner, we are then able to love others in the manner that glorifies Him.  Jesus did not tolerate sin, he destroyed it in His body.  That is the Gospel.  The good news for this world is that, in Him, sin no longer needs to be tolerated within us!  If we want to change our climate for the best, we have to stop sinning against God.