Saturday 1st March 2025
A COMMAND TO BE FRUITFUL
Scripture Reading: Genesis 1
Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28
To be fruitful simply means to grow, blossom and be productive. It means to produce results that are beneficial and profitable. God instructed Adam to be a productive person. Though Adam did not have any education, God asked him to flourish where the Lord placed him.
Adam had to produce the things he needed out of the materials that God had created for him. God gave him trees but did not build furniture for him. He gave Adam plants but did not cook his food for Him. The Lord embedded knowledge in creation but did not write a science book for Adam. Being fruitful requires that we use the internal resources of our spirit and mind that God gave us to make things with the external resources God has created. In addition, to live fruitful lives, we must understand the world that our Creator has placed us in.
God’s charge for Adam to be fruitful extends to each one of us. The Lord has given us an imperative to make our lives and our world productive. We are not to be fruitful occasionally. God wants us to produce fruit in all areas of our lives and at all times.
The word “be” is a verb – it is an active word. It calls things to action. God’s instruction for us ‘to be’ has three implications:
– You have what it takes. You cannot be what you can’t be. When God said to be fruitful, He had already planted within us the potential for development and productivity.
– You must show it. Our fruitfulness must be evident. When God says, “be”, whatever He has called, appears. In Genesis, He said, “Let there be,” and there was. The charge for us to be fruitful is God’s assignment for us to manifest the potential He has planted in us. Our potential must not be hidden.
– It is a command to obey. ‘Be fruitful’ is an order from God to us. It is not a suggestion. He said, “Be fruitful”. He didn’t say try or attempt to be fruitful; He specifically directed us to be productive, and we must obey.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I accept your command for me to be fruitful. From today, everything I touch flourishes. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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