“And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth”
Genesis 1:28 (AMP).
After God made the world, He made man in His image and blessed man with the ability to be fruitful, multiply, replenish and have dominion. God then placed man in charge of His creation, expressing the blessed life. To replenish means to refill, refurbish, replace, repair, or restore. God so loved man, such that even after the fall of man, He sent Jesus to pay the sin price for our restoration to the blessed life. By the new birth, the new creation has been given a life of dominion, authority, and control over the world.
Jesus said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing” John 15:5 (KJV). To be genuinely fruitful, increase and dominate in life, we ought to abide in Christ, the Vine, so we can receive the necessary nourishment, giving attention to His Word and being led by the Holy Spirit. God is the one at work in us both to will and to do His good pleasure. As the seed of Abraham, we are to do the works of Abraham (John 8:39). Abraham followed the instructions of God’s Word without fail and was mightily blessed by the Lord. For example, when God told him to leave his father’s house, he left not knowing where he was going but he trusted God (Hebrews 11:8). In another instance, God told Abraham to take his only son and sacrifice him. When Abraham took action, God stopped him and redirected him, then God swore by Himself and said, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you” (Hebrew 6:14), because Abraham did not withhold his only son. Your increase in your family, finances, education, business, ministry, and career, is in the instructions of God’s Word. You are a doer of the Word and you shall bear much fruits and your fruits will remain.
PRAYER / CONFESSION
Dear Father, I receive grace to do the Word of God and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit consistently. I make progress in the name of the Lord Jesus.
WISDOM NUGGET
“Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.” Psalm 71:21 (KJV)