Focus: Blessed for Productive Labor

Text: Gen.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 first thing God did after making man was bless him. Man was made and blessed by God. God blessed him not for doing any work, but for the work he was created to do.

Remember the man was created last on the sixth day and entered together with him into the seventh day of rest. The man rested on the blessing throughout the rest day of God.

The blessing empowered him for productive endeavor. By the blessing God empowered and equipped him to succeed in life and in his given task of tilling the ground and tending the garden.

Child of God, God has blessed and empowered you to make a difference in this world. You don't work for the blessing; you work to manifest the blessing. You succeed in life because of the blessing. For a God-blessed man, failure is never final, and defeat will never be the end of his story. A God-blessed man is destined to succeed ultimately.

You are a carrier of divine blessing, and by reason of God's hand upon your life, you shall not only survive, but succeed in your given assignment. Always bear in mind that you are blessed for a reason, and make sure you fully discharge the responsibility of the blessing.

You are blessed to be fruitful, multiply, replenish, subdue and exercise dominion. So work out your blessing and bring glory to God. Amen.

by Bishop Moses E. Peter