Scripture: Genesis 1: 26 – 30 After the earth was created and man was given the mandate to replenish it through his ability to produce and multiply, God gave the seed as the sustaining mechanism for man to carry out that mandate. What this means is that for everything God has called us to, He has also given us a seed that will form the basis for which we will flourish in that assignment as …
Scripture: Psalm 49:20. 1 Kings 11:1-2, 9-12, 28-39. In the scripture above, we see the story of Jeroboam, a man God decided to honour and promote. Not because he qualified, but because God is generously gracious, and is forever contending for the highest possible good of his children. Solomon had strayed so far from God that He was disappointed at him. For a son who grew up with David and saw the way his father …
Scripture: 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.”” The scripture above is part of the first mandate God gave to man in the beginning. This mandate as far as I am concerned is the …
Scripture: Psalm 16:5: “The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea I have a goodly heritage”. KJV “My choice is you, God, first and only, And now I find I am your choice! You set me up with a house and yard. You made me your heir!” MSG
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3: 11, 16-18, Luke 15:11-32 (emphasis on 29-32) In Genesis 1: 26, God made the decision to create man in his image and likeness. The rationale behind this creation was so that man will be with him and spend time with him. It was for relationship that he designed man, and the goal was so that man will resemble or look like him. However, the degree of this resemblance was to be …
