The Fifth Day of Creation-
A Picture of Fruitfulness and Authority
We see that all of nature is to be fruitful and to multiply according to its kind. To man is given the added command to subdue the earth and to have dominion over every living thing. We see that man utterly failed in this mission. Man could now reproduce only after his won kind men like himself, falling far short of the glory of God and in bondage to Satan. Yet, praise God!
“For what the law could not do ……., God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:3b-4). We, too, can be sons of God through Christ and be conformed to the image of His Son, bearing the fruits of righteousness: “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God” (Romans 8:14).
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffing, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (Galatians 5:22—23a). “Being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God” (Philippians 1:11). Jesus says, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5).
Because Jesus was victorious over death, He could say, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:18-20). We have been given authority to do Christ’s work in this world. Satan is a defeated foe. Jesus says, “Behold, I give you authority…over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19). “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Are you living the fruitful and victorious life of a child of God?