God's Coaching #140

God's Coaching #140

How would you travel around the world—jet, cruise ship, helicopter, submarine? Colin Angus biked, hiked, skied, canoed, and rowed during a totally self-powered circumnavigation of the globe. The Canadian adventurer trekked through 17 countries. He and his fiancée, Julie Wafaei, rowed unsupported across two oceans. The route went from Canada to Alaska, across the Bering Sea and Siberia (in the winter), from Moscow to Portugal, across the Atlantic Ocean to Costa Rica, and then back up to Canada. Makes you tired just reading about it, doesn’t it?

So, you may be wondering, why’d he do it? Besides the obvious love of adventure and exploration, Colin wanted to raise awareness for our amazing world. His message was that if he could spend nearly two years and travel 26,000 miles without polluting the earth, the rest of us should be able to try to reduce pollution in our everyday travels.

What’s the Score?

For followers of Jesus, the earth is more than a good cause or a challenging adventure. It’s God’s handiwork that he put in our care since the creation of the world. And it’s one of the ways God is revealed to us.

Romans 1:20 says that nobody has an excuse for not believing in God because “ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature.” That’s good reason for us to live in ways that protect creation and keep it reflecting the pure, majestic, and unspoiled nature of its creator.

On the Ball

Do everything you can today to travel everywhere by your own power. Walk, bike, skateboard, or ski. Then consider walking or biking to school more often.

Coach’s Comment

Ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. Romans 1:20