God blessed mankind and told them to be fruitful

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“God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” (Gen. 1:28 NIV).

God created mankind, blessed them, and commanded them to do things

  • Be fruitful: be productive, constructive, useful, worthwhile, helpful, beneficial, valuable, rewarding, profitable, advantageous, gainful, successful, effective, effectual, well spent.
  • Increase in number: grow, enlarge, expand, multiply.
  • Fill the earth: occupy the whole of, furnish, brim over.
  • Subdue it: conquer, control, master.
  • Rule over fish of the sea, birds in the sky, and every living creature that moves on the ground: direct, guide, command, regulate, order, dictate.

Therefore…

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” (Col. 3:23 ESV)

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Eph. 2:10 NIV)

Mike FrenchBible Promises