Genesis 1:22 – Be Fruitful and Multiply
Genesis 1:22 isn’t a command to become greedy. It’s a reminder that life naturally expands when it’s healthy. A seed doesn’t apologize for becoming a tree. Birds don’t ask permission to fill the sky. Fish don’t feel guilty for multiplying in the sea. The blessing came first — before performance, before proof, before earning. Somewhere along the way, many people were taught to shrink themselves. Stay quiet. Don’t want too much. Don’t take up space. Don’t outgrow the room. But the pattern in creation is different. Blessing. Fruitfulness. Increase. Expansion. Not domination. Not hoarding. Growth. Maybe the real question is: What would your life look like if you stopped treating your expansion like something you had to apologize for?