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  “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1:28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Fruitfulness and multiplication without responsibility creates the atmosphere of insensitivity, instability and insecurity in our world. But the original plan of the Creator is dominion and not oppression. When man grows into thinking of satisfying only his own quests and personal needs for pleasure, he turns into a mindless, thoughtless, and oppressive manager of the commonwealth. Whereas, to fill the earth and subdue it is to take responsibility for keeping it safe for other creatures of God, and above self-centred reasons. Fortunately, every creature of God is equipped with sufficient resources to make the world a better place; and not deplete it with his misconstrued sense of replenishment. The only challenge is that not many peo...

  “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.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1:25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ If the divers kind of beast, cattle, and animate objects are known by God, He has made the divers kind of man carefully and uniquely. Every man is created best both in his kind and for his kind. Unfortunately, the denial of God’s providence over all His creation has often promoted the idea of man’s disaffection towards accepting the beautiful appearance of his kind. While there is a place for appreciating the performances of others, this appreciation must not underestimate the unique value of self-acceptance and self-appreciation. Therefore, the principal responsibility of everyone in life is the pursuit of God’s purpose and the understanding of what He sees good in every kind of man. While the knowledge of what is good about our fellow kind is good for the prime encycloped...

“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...Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭ 1:25 , 31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/gen.1.25,31.nkjv   The foundation of creativity in life, family, career and fellowship is God. He is the predominant reference at the beginning of Creation; and without Him, everything would have been void. And, in reference to God, creativity is progressive. God saw His work at end of the fifth day and said that “it was good”. However, when He saw His work at the end of the sixth day, He said that “it was indeed very good”. And this progressive creativity got passed on to Adam and the expression of the work of his hands, until his eyes “were opened” to evil and disobedience by an intruder. When the scriptures say the l...