See what he would call them

See what he would call them

"So GOD formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name." (Gen.2.19) 

God gave man dominion over everything He had created. So it was no surprise that He brought what He had created to man to see what man would name them. And whatever man called them, that was their name. 

That shows us that God respected man enough to not  usurp the dominion He had given to man. Ephesians:2:10 comes to mind. 

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Eph.2.10 KJV)

We are in partnership with God. As we see in Genesis. God created, man named. We are not left out of this partnership. Today we are partners with Christ to bring about His rule here on earth. Little wonder he taught us to pray, "as it is in heaven so be it in earth". (see Matthew:9) 

Jeremiah tells us more about this partnership. 

"GOD's Message came to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I said, "A walking stick--that's all. And GOD said, "Good eyes! I'm sticking with you. I'll make every word I give you come true." (Jer.1.11-12) 

When we see what and how God sees, He will stick with us and bring to pass His word with which we are aligned.  The question now is, "What do you see? What would you call your situation? Genesis tells us that "Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name", God says He will stick with Jeremiah just as He will with us, to see what we call come into existence. 

Good day,
Have a great day today, 
Emmanuel Okoro 
(aka Mr. Lift)  

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