Producing and Blessing

What God created He intended to be productive. In Genesis 1 He commanded even the waters to “bring forth abundantly.” Then He created all the living creatures of the sea and the birds of the air. Then He “blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on earth.” Then He said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kind.”

Then He said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule” over the creation. In Genesis 1:28 God said about man what He’d said about the rest of creation... “God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.”

God created everything to be fruitful, to be productive. In fact, in verse 29 He tells us, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.” There was always more than they needed for themselves. It is not God’s desire or will then for any of us to be so poor that we do not have what we need. In fact, He wants us to have more than we need so that we have some to give away.

Are you productive for your company, your business, your church, your family? God has created us to subdue through our fruitfulness. We don’t really need to subdue many animals today, but there are animals, challenges in life, on the job, in our families, in our churches, etc. that must be subdued. That is part of productivity, the result of fruitfulness. One of the questions you will find on job applications very often will have to do with “problem solving.” How good are you at problem solving? Then if they give you an aptitude test for the job it will almost always have problems for you to solve. A huge part of training in school is problem solving.

There is a reason for that. It’s what God created us to do. Be productive, fill the earth, and solve its problems. That’s why people invent things that help us get the job done. That’s why people have ideas to overcome obstacles and increase productivity. That’s the way God created us. So, if your productivity is low it is because you have forgotten who you are and why you were created. Get out there and start living like the blessed, fruitful creation of God that you are!

Prayer: Father God, thank You for accomplishment today, thank You for using me today to make a difference in the world I live in, in the family You have given me, in the workplace where You have positioned me, through the vocation You have placed me and cause me to be fruitful. Out of Your blessing on my life will flow ideas, resources, and fruit to sustain my life and help and bless others. AMEN.

Blessings!
Pastor Roger