Thunder of an aching earth

What about those storms last night? 

"After that comes the sound of his roar;
he thunders with his majestic voice.
When his voice resounds,
he holds nothing back.
God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways;
he does great things beyond our understanding" (Job 37:4-5, NIV).

What did you hear in the thunder?

"We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time."     Romans 8:22, NIV

Maybe the liberal mind is on to something.  Concerns about climate change and global warming are repeated, having a sense that there is some human responsibility at the source. 

What they don't consider is that all the world's unified recycling won't ease the groaning of a creation waiting "in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed" (Romans 8:19, NIV).

The world is crying out for humankind to be reconciled to God, for those who have been given dominion over it to be in right position with its creator so that it can also be.

When Jesus talked about the end times, saying, "There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven" (Luke 21:11, NIV), perhaps He was giving reference to the inevitable response of creation to an increasingly God-less human population. 

Perhaps it could be argued that a population placed under God's authority would naturally be a better steward of natural resources (and this is undoubtedly true) but I am more inclined to believe that the blessing of the living God would be upon the land when its people worship Him, not necessarily if its people ride bikes and recycle (both good ideas) but turn their hearts away from Him.