They Swarmed — Andrew Forrest

Exodus 1:6-7

6 Then Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. 7 But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

The language here in Hebrew is the language of Genesis 1:

28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “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" [Genesis 1:28].

Compare with Exodus 1:7:

But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly [literally, they “swarmed”]; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

Here you have Abraham’s family in a foreign land, but the blessing of God is so powerful that despite their circumstances, they are becoming fruitful.

That’s God’s desire for your life, too: that you would be fruitful regardless of your circumstances.

What if you decided that nothing about your circumstances could keep you from trusting God and living fruitfully this year?