Humanity, then, are to maintain the creation. God cannot sanction our harmful exploitation of it. This would indicate alienation from His creation. . Approving humanity's destruction of the creation would imply divine mindlessness to humanity's self-destruction. . Think of some small ways you can enjoy nature despite your hectic schedule.
Nature is often fierce and devastating, as is the case when tornadoes, hurricanes, etc. strike.
As you continue to contemplate God's reflection in nature, remember that He seeks to restore us to the perfect image of Himself so that we can have unending joy in the sin-free universe. While Tanya enjoys her Christian friends, she eagerly seeks out friendships with non-Adventist women. And in the past few years she has won 10 of her friends to Christ. Recently she received a telephone call from a friend who lives in the city where Tanya and her husband served before moving to Archangelsk. Her friend called to thank her for sharing the joy of knowing Jesus and to tell her that she had just been baptized.