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'... Be fruitful ... ' Genesis 1:28
So what was the first thing God said to Adam? 'Keep your head down and get on with it'? 'Keep your mucky paws off my Eve?' or was it, 'Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it'? (You'll find your answer in Genesis 1:28).
When God first shaped a pile of bones, blood and flesh into the likes of you and me He took great care in filling us up with a double dose of potential. God made us as an expression of Himself which means we're loaded with God given ability. So, when God says 'Be fruitful' He's talking more than us just clinging to our own insignificant little agenda, He's saying 'I believe in you', He's saying we can be creative in how we look after His world. Jesus stays on the same theme 'I chose you ... that you should ... bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain ...' (John 15:16 NKJ).
In other words, Jesus gives us the go-ahead to make something out of our lives that expresses our image of God. Jesus also said, 'Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away ...' (John 15:2 NKJ). Now He's not talking about 'It's my way or the highway' here. No, He's saying that when part of you is off-track, God comes in to get you back on track with His pruning and cleaning.
written by Bob Gass
'... Be fruitful ... ' Genesis 1:28
So what was the first thing God said to Adam? 'Keep your head down and get on with it'? 'Keep your mucky paws off my Eve?' or was it, 'Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it'? (You'll find your answer in Genesis 1:28).
When God first shaped a pile of bones, blood and flesh into the likes of you and me He took great care in filling us up with a double dose of potential. God made us as an expression of Himself which means we're loaded with God given ability. So, when God says 'Be fruitful' He's talking more than us just clinging to our own insignificant little agenda, He's saying 'I believe in you', He's saying we can be creative in how we look after His world. Jesus stays on the same theme 'I chose you ... that you should ... bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain ...' (John 15:16 NKJ).
In other words, Jesus gives us the go-ahead to make something out of our lives that expresses our image of God. Jesus also said, 'Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away ...' (John 15:2 NKJ). Now He's not talking about 'It's my way or the highway' here. No, He's saying that when part of you is off-track, God comes in to get you back on track with His pruning and cleaning.
written by Bob Gass
