Genesis 1:28. To Give is the Greatest Blessing

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Genesis 1:28  “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” 

    God’s blessing is again a command, but this time it comes with extra territory. Like the first blessing, the command begins with “be fruitful and multiply,” but instead of simply filling the earth, God tells man to “replenish” or refill the earth. Often we think about our blessings as things we receive, but here God makes it clear that the real blessing is in giving back, not just once or twice, but again and again, not in a close, miserly way, but full to overflowing. If we would study to give like that, the last phase of the command, “subdue it” would come easily and naturally. Rather than warring to dominate nature, our unselfish service to replenish the earth would yield to us its own generous service and grateful submission. 

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Ezra James
The Word of God is bread from heaven. God sent it, but we must gather it, appreciate it, digest it, and live by it. These days it is increasingly scarce. Many are starving for it and don't know it because they keep feasting on bad bread that doesn't satisfy. But if we would learn to carefully gather up the fragments of the True, Heavenly Bread of Life, we would always enjoy a feast of crumbs, because even God's crumbs are miracles mighty to save (Mark 7:24-30). ESPAÑOL: La Palabra de Dios es pan del cielo. Dios lo envió, pero debemos recogerlo, apreciarlo, digerirlo y vivir por él. Hoy en día es cada vez más escaso. Muchos están muriendo de hambre por falta de él sin saberlo porque se alimentan de pan falso que no satisface. Pero si aprendiéramos a recoger cuidadosamente los fragmentos del Verdadero Pan Celestial, Pan de Vida, siempre disfrutaríamos de un banquete de migajas, porque hasta las migajas de Dios son milagros poderosos para salvar (Marcos 7:24-30).