Genesis 1: 11 - 13 (KJV)
"And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day. "
Let us meditate upon the "Earth"
- If we look in the previous verses, God commended the earth to come out of water and it so happened.
- On the third day, God commended earth to bring forth diverse vegetation: And we see that God did not make but the earth itserlf brought forth the vegetation of diverse kind.
- Earth followed the instructions of God and obeyed His command.
- Jesus also said (Mark 4:28) that the earth brings forth fruit of herself.
- To obey the Word of God is the Quality of earth.
- Later in Genesis 2 we see that God created man out of the dust of ground (earth).
- The Life came from God and the quality to obey came from ground (earth). When Adam and Eve sinned, earth was cursed for the sin of Adam.
- To remove the curse, God the Son Himself had to come in the body made of earth (Heb 10:5)
- The ground coming out of water resembles baptism which makes a person born again.
- As we get baptised it becomes our duty to obey God.
- The body (earth) becomes temple of God (1Cor 6:19)
- We read further:
1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Prayer:
God please help me to be obedient to your Word and to do your will. I believe that the curse which came upon me as a result of disobedience has already been removed by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. As You bought me by the Blood of Jesus, help me to live for your glory.
Amen
By: Dr. Lavit Samson
