DAILY TEXT, For today Tuesday, November 7, Have many children, multiply, fill the earth and take control of it (Gen. 1:28).

DAILY TEXT, From Tuesday, November 7, 2023, Have many children, multiply, fill the earth and take control of it (Gen. 1:28).

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Tuesday, November 7

Have many children, multiply, fill the earth and take control of it (Gen. 1:28).

Jehovah wanted Adam and Eve to have children and take care of the Earth. If they had been obedient and fulfilled God's purpose, they and their descendants would have remained part of his family forever. Jehovah honored Adam and Eve by giving them a valued place in his family. Speaking of the creation of man, David said to Jehovah: “You made him a little lower than the angels and crowned him with glory and splendor” (Ps. 8:5, note). It is true that God did not give human beings the same power, intelligence and capacity as the angels (Ps. 103:20). But he only made him “a little inferior” to these powerful spiritual beings. Unfortunately, Adam and Eve lost their place in Jehovah's family. This brought terrible consequences to his descendants. But Jehovah has not changed his purpose: he wants obedient human beings to be his children forever. w21.08 2, 3 paras. 2-4.

How do we show God our gratitude for making us in his image?

Jehovah honored us by creating us in his image (Gen. 1:26, 27). Because we are made in the image of God, we can cultivate and demonstrate many of his precious qualities, such as love, compassion, loyalty, and justice (Ps. 86:15; 145:17). When we strive to do so, we honor Jehovah and show him gratitude.​—1 Pet. 1:14-16. If we do what pleases our heavenly Father, we feel happy and satisfied. Furthermore, because Jehovah made us in his image, we can become the kind of people he wants to have in his family.

How did Jehovah honor humans when he prepared the Earth?

Jehovah prepared a special home for us. Long before creating the first man, God prepared the Earth for humans (Job 38:4-6; Jer. 10:12). Because he is so good and generous, he made countless things for us to enjoy (Ps. 104:14, 15, 24). He occasionally spent time thinking about what he had created, and “saw that it was good” (Gen. 1:10, 12, 31). He honored human beings by giving them “dominion” over all the beautiful things he had made on Earth (Ps. 8:6). God wants perfect human beings to feel the joy of caring for his beautiful creations eternally. Do we have the habit of thanking Jehovah for this wonderful promise?

How does Joshua 24:15 show that human beings have freedom of decision?

Jehovah has given us freedom of decision. Because of this gift, we can decide what we will do with our lives (read Joshua 24:15). Our loving God is happy when we choose to serve Him (Ps. 84:11; Prov. 27:11). There are many fields in which we can put our freedom of decision to good use. Let's look at the example that Jesus left us.

Tell one way Jesus used his freedom of decision.

Jesus decided to put the interests of others first, and we can follow his example. On one occasion, Jesus and his apostles were very tired, so they went to a quiet place to rest. But they did not succeed, because a large crowd of people came to where they were to hear the teachings of Jesus. Far from being upset, he was moved by those people and “began to teach them many things” (Mark 6:30-34). When we imitate Jesus by using our time and energy to help others, we bring glory to our heavenly Father (Matt. 5:14-16). And so we show him that we want to be part of his family.

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