The Light of the World Gave Us All Sorts of Animals

Then God said, "Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals." And that is what happened. Genesis 1:24 

Memory Scripture of the Week –

Genesis 1:20  Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind."

Genesis 1:21  So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird--each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:22-23  Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth." And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.

Genesis 1:24  Then God said, "Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals." And that is what happened.

Genesis 1:25  God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:26  Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground."

Genesis 1:27  So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

Deer grazing near White Bluffs, along the Columbia River

Offspring. There it is. God wanted the animals to multiply all over the earth. The fish and birds had been told to be fruitful and multiply and now God has created animals of all kinds on the dry land and wanted them to have offspring. Lots of little baby animals running around. Ah, the love. Livestock and wild animals. Each in their own habitat. It is hard for us to imagine how it must have been. Was the world as it is now or geographically and geologically was there a shift in continents during the time of the flood? There is so much debate about such things. We do know that there was and still is a large variety of animals and God created them by just saying... “Let the earth produce every sort of animal….”  God’s word is powerful. He spoke…And that is what happened.

The sea and the land…the seasons…the animals. That is what happened. God had a plan…and it came into being just as He ordered it. That is what happened.

We don’t have that power to just make things happen. We try to make things happen…to make things go “our way” but that doesn’t mean that it is good, right, or true. Only that can come from God. Here are a few verses that remind me of God’s goodness, grace and power. Which one speaks to you?

Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me." John 14:6

Has the LORD ever needed anyone's advice? Does he need instruction about what is good? Did someone teach him what is right or show him the path of justice? Isaiah 40:14

No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. Ephesians 5:9

For the LORD God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. Psalm 84:11

Let those who are wise understand these things. Let those with discernment listen carefully. The paths of the LORD are true and right, and righteous people live by walking in them. But in those paths sinners stumble and fall. Hosea 14:9

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8

Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you. 1 Timothy 4:16

Prayer ~ Lord Jesus, You created the animals—great and small…wild and tamable—for Your glory. You made it happen just by speaking it. Speak to me…and to everyone reading this…that we would know Your presence in our lives, claim the salvation that You offer, and do what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable.  You are the light within each of us that produces only what is good and right and true.

Daily Bible Reading: Exodus 22-24

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