God created the world in a matter of six days and rested on the seventh. Something distinct happened on the sixth day, though. God created man in His image, bearing His likeness. Later, God created a woman so that man would have a suitable helper and not be alone. Upon God’s blessing and decree, they began to multiply and fill the earth. We know that the mandate to be fruitful and multiply was not a result of sin for two reasons: First, Moses writes that what God had created “was very good” (Genesis 1:31). Second, sin had not yet entered the world. Adam and Eve were living in perfect relationship with God, absent of sin. In the beginning of mankind’s story stood a God whose plan involved a nation, and by His sovereignty, would eventually become the nations.

How have you seen God’s plan and sovereignty working in your life?