Overview
Water is a precious resource entrusted to humanity by God. The Bible emphasizes careful stewardship of creation's resources, including water used in agriculture and daily life. Irrigation return—recapturing and reusing water from irrigation—demonstrates responsible dominion over God's creation and reflects the principle that we are temporary stewards, not ultimate owners of resources.
Key Scriptures
"The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it" (Genesis 2:15, ESV). "Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income" (Ecclesiastes 5:10, NIV). "And God blessed them. And God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air and over every living thing that moves on the earth'" (Genesis 1:28, ESV).
Application
Evaluate water usage practices in your community or work, seeking to minimize waste and maximize reuse as an act of faithful stewardship of God's creation.