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In Genesis 1:28, God gives Adam and Eve a mission to “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” At that point, it’s in the hands of Adam and Eve to preserve and continue what God created, ensuring it lasts until, as alluded to in Revelation 6:14, much of life is rolled up into a scroll. That’s a long time, as one could surmise.
And in the context of the Bible, God meant that the mission be carried on by successive generations.
The commitment to that mission is referred to in Psalms 44, by God’s Chosen whom the mission sat with at the time. In Psalms 44 the people begin by acknowledging in Verses 1-8 what God has done for them in matters of their continuing the mission. But then, in Verses 9-16 the people seem, in their anguish to be betrayed as, despite their commitment to Him, He seems to have stood back as their enemies taunt and pounce on them. In Verses 17-18, they restate their love of God and their commitment to Him despite what they perceive to be His negligence in looking after them. And in Verse 22 they say, “Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” And yet still, they have not lost faith in Him to help them along, for they say in Verse 26, “Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!” So their faith in Him remains that whatever happens will turn out for good at the end of the day, for they have loved God and been called by Him as far back as the Creation of man.
And through Jesus and his disciples, those whose blood did not come from Abraham’s lineage but who love God just the same, have been called on as much as those in Psalms 44. And that Calling is summarized in Romans 8:28-30 which says, “And we KNOW that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.” In terms of the Bible, this Passage was not meant as a historical account of what God has done, rather, it is a lesson to everyone who came along after those words were written and to future generations that if we love God and answer to His Call regarding our roles in His Mission, we can have absolute faith that at the end of the day, things will turn out for good for us.
And in the context of the Bible, God meant that the mission be carried on by successive generations.
The commitment to that mission is referred to in Psalms 44, by God’s Chosen whom the mission sat with at the time. In Psalms 44 the people begin by acknowledging in Verses 1-8 what God has done for them in matters of their continuing the mission. But then, in Verses 9-16 the people seem, in their anguish to be betrayed as, despite their commitment to Him, He seems to have stood back as their enemies taunt and pounce on them. In Verses 17-18, they restate their love of God and their commitment to Him despite what they perceive to be His negligence in looking after them. And in Verse 22 they say, “Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” And yet still, they have not lost faith in Him to help them along, for they say in Verse 26, “Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!” So their faith in Him remains that whatever happens will turn out for good at the end of the day, for they have loved God and been called by Him as far back as the Creation of man.
And through Jesus and his disciples, those whose blood did not come from Abraham’s lineage but who love God just the same, have been called on as much as those in Psalms 44. And that Calling is summarized in Romans 8:28-30 which says, “And we KNOW that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.” In terms of the Bible, this Passage was not meant as a historical account of what God has done, rather, it is a lesson to everyone who came along after those words were written and to future generations that if we love God and answer to His Call regarding our roles in His Mission, we can have absolute faith that at the end of the day, things will turn out for good for us.
