Genesis 1:28-31 – It Was Very Good
God creates man male and female, and He blesses them with fruitfulness. Adam is given one wife only showing God’s idea of marriage as one man and one wife until death. They are given the earth to rule over for God. Man is to be master over the earth, but he must never forget that he is still a servant to God. He is given power and authority over the rest of creation, but he must use this to serve and honour God. Man is also given a large and lasting family. God commands him to fill the earth by multiplying.
God provides for all of His creation. He has produced food for man and the animals. There is nothing needed or wanted that God hasn’t provided. The Lord still gives us all we need and also much that we enjoy, and this should make us thankful and content. If God cares so much for the animals, we can trust that He cares even more for us.
At the end of God’s work of creation He reviews all that He has done so far. He then calls it very good. Everything God has made is perfect and can’t be improved at all. This is the end of the sixth day. In six days God has made the world. He could’ve made it in an instant, but God does His own work, His own way, in His own time, and it is always very good.
Questions
- What is God’s idea of what marriage should be?
- What was man given to rule over?
- What did God think about His creation?
Prayer Points
- Give thanks that God gives us all we need.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters