Can you imagine God’s creating mankind in his own image,
then giving them equipment to master the rest of creation? It’s hard to identify
what it means personally to “Multiply, fill the earth and subdue it.” The
thought of being a co-creator with God seems too awesome to ponder. Loss of
confidence and GREED have the power to sidetrack our creative energies.
Greed encourages us to get what we deserve regardless of
the cost to others. Greed eliminates sharing. Yet within most people is a struggle
between being selfish and being creative for everyone’s benefit. The Bible gives
many examples of creative, crafty people.
One such person was Jacob, who used deception to steal his
brother Esau’s birthright. This is only one of many instances when Jacob used
his God-given, creative abilities to deceive others, but God refused to give up
on him. As in Jacob’s case, God keeps
nudging us to use our creativity for good purposes so he can bless us with his
favor.
