Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 1:26-31
by: Leanne Lippincott.
Verses 26 and 27 emphasize that God created Adam and Eve in his own image. He then blessed them and gave them two commands. First, they were to “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth” (v. 28). Noting the birth statistics listed in the Sabbath Recorder every month, SDBs continue to conscientiously fulfill this directive. God also told Adam and Eve to “subdue” the earth. He gave them free reign to partake of the bounties that the Garden of Eden offered—fish, fowl, fruit, seed-bearing plants, etc. We’re still free to “harvest” the world’s gifts today, but with that freedom comes the responsibility to be good stewards of everything a generous God has given us.