Bounty

S ~ You're here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!" Genesis 9:7

O ~ This was the LORD's command to Noah and his family; live bountifully. Don't just be a user, be a producer. Don't just take, but multiply. Leave more than you take. Be fruitful. Pick a fruit and eat it, enjoy it to the fullest, but then plant the seeds from that fruit and turn it into an orchard. Extend life, not advance death.

A ~ Living bountifully doesn't mean living either extravagantly or wastefully - it means to create bounty; more, not less. Give more, laugh more, share more. Waste less - less money, less energy, less time, on meaningless things. Live in the fullness of the bounty of the present. Celebrate large.

P ~ Lord, help me to extend the bounty you have provided to me, by sharing it with others. Help me to be fruitful, not fruitless. May there be MORE because of me, not LESS. May there be more joy, more life, more supply - all for others.