Be Fruitful

On the fifth day, God said this in Genesis 1:

 Then God said, “Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.” God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”  There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

God created all of the cool animals we see at the zoo, on TV from around the world, and in picture books.  What a creative God we serve!  My favorite animal to watch is the monkey, the way he swings and looks as at me as if he has something to say.  Another favorite is the dog, of course, man’s best friend.  What personality and color each animal has!

God’s command to them was to be fruitful and multiply – and so it was.  God causes things to increase and grow.  He’s unendingly creative and wise.

When you observe animals in creation, realize that God made them all, and gave them the ability to be fruitful and fill the earth.

His purpose for us is increase, fruitfulness, and he’s able to bring that to pass if we respond to his creative power within us to live for Him and love Him daily, as we move on this place called earth.