07/01/2025
BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY.
TEXT: GENESIS 2:28.
When God created man, He created man with the five-fold mandate. The five-fold mandate is package in the blessing.
1. Fruitfulness.
Be fruitful means be productive, be resourceful, bring forth something.
2. Multiplication.
Multiply means reproduce, increase. There is no decrease in God.
3. Replenishment.
Replenish the earth means saturate the earth with result and impact; fill up the space.
4. Subjugation.
Subdue means bring under control.
5. Dominion.
Dominion means take charge.
Barrenness is an issue that transverse geographical, economic and social barriers. This challenge has made many people engage in unspeakable nothing's, so they could be called parents or be successful in life. Many people have found themselves in strange places, sacrificing to strange gods; yet to no avail.
NOTE: Fruitfulness is not reserved for a few people, every child of God is ordained to be fruitful ( Deuteronomy 7:24).
What You Must Do To Be Fruitful?
1. Salvation (1 John 5:11).
Whatever is lifeless cannot be fruitful. Receiving Jesus gives you life.
2. Consecration (Psalm 92;12,14).
What does consecration mean? It is to "set apart, or be separated for use by the Lord". It is the giving of our whole being to God for service. Many people have undertaken risky and frustrating journeys, all in search of fruitlessness. Until you find your place in Christ, this journey will be more frustrating. There is a covenant of fruitlessness with Christ and this comes by truly dedicating your life to Him.
3. Kingdom Service (Exodus 23: 25-26).
When you genuinely serve God, you commit Him to your welfare. Service means giving yourself to the advancement of God's kingdom through prayers, fasting, reaching out to lost souls, seeking the welfare of other believers and giving your time and energy to the advancement of God's work on the earth. When you are truly commiited to these, God's integrity bis intact to ensure your fruitlessness.
4. Sacrificial Giving