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Hearing God (silent retreat)....Part 5

Genesis 1:20 Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.”
Genesis 1:21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 1:23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
Genesis 1:24 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so. Genesis 1:25 And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

This is a beautiful picture. When I read this portion, I am excited. It seemed that the whole creation is coming alive, it is buzzling with lives and activities under the creative power of God. The whale which is the largest of fishes are remarkable proofs of the power and greatness of our Creator. Look at the ants! They are just fascinating, telling us that though our God is so big and mighty, yet He give attention to little insect like the ant. We were also exhorted to learn from the “ant” in the book of Proverbs. Furthermore, God gave them the blessing : Be fruitful and multiply. He is the one who set in motion the fruitfulness of His Creation.

Similarly, God is also drawing such a beautiful picture out of our life. Our life should be so lively and fruitful, as the Lord said, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly”. John 10:10b

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  1. Cool ! All things created glorify God. Even things we can't see with our naked eyes. The humble potato, the earthworm, the ground nuts, carrots, petroleum,coal, tin, copper, precious gems - all under the ground.

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