What Happens When God Fills Your Emptiness? Genesis 1 Reveals It!

“And God said, ‘Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.’ So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems… and every winged bird… And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number…’” – Genesis 1:20–23

This part of Genesis has a gentle-force quietness. Instead of just constructing, God fills on the fifth day. He is breathing movement, color, and purpose into the spaces in the sky and sea that had previously been created. This is the time obvious creativity takes place. It is more than a beautiful description of nature if you are now feeling trapped, exhausted, or empty. You desire for a future, pleasure, and healing all of which have heavenly patterns.

Let us consider it carefully and slowly.

“Let the waters teem…” God Speaks; Life Rushes In

(Genesis 1:20–23)

Ponder the term “teem.” It’s not delicate or subtle. It’s unexpected, plentiful, overflowing. The seas didn’t simply passively absorb a handful of fish. They swarmed with activity, life, color, and vigor. That’s what occurs when God speaks into something hitherto motionless.

Consider your own life now.

Have you been in a “formless” season recently? Perhaps your days seem empty, like the silent, deep, and large sea before this time. You may have the job, the timetable, the calendar, but maybe you have worked to create structure. You are working but not succeeding. You have sky and sea, but nothing swarming.

Genesis 1:20 tells us that God fills things; He doesn’t just shape them.

This inspires us. Your quiet or empty moments are not being overlooked; rather, they are being prepared. When God determines it is time, one word from Him may make your soul teem with fresh life—new vision, new chances, even new relationships. That starts when you stop attempting to fill yourself with the temporary and start waiting for His Word.

“According to Their Kinds,” God Created… There’s Room for Uniqueness Genesis 1:20–23

One might easily miss this line: “…every living thing with which the water teems… according to their kinds.” Still, it has a purpose. It shows quite often all over Genesis 1. What for?

Since God is not a God of general blueprints. He doesn’t make one kind and copy-paste it all over. From fish to birds, he fosters variety, beauty, and originality.

And it is a term for us now.

Our society is one fixated on contrasts. Imitation drives social media. We hurry to copy someone else’s company, appearance, or ministry if it is “teeming.” Genesis 1:21, however, informs us that God honors things when they exist consistent with their sort.

You need not be like “them.” You don’t have to fly like someone else’s bird. You were created with a sort of flying that is distinctively yours. Stepping into that persona starts you teeming.

“And God Saw That It Was Good” – Learning to See Your Life That Way Too Genesis 1:20–23

This is the sixth time in Genesis 1 we hear God say something is “good.” But stop and think for a moment. Surface features being made of fish, squid, whales, birds, and flamingos-things that, at least outwardly, are without everlasting significance. Yet He sees them and says, “This is good.”

So here’s the question: When did you last look into your own life and behold it that way?

Often, in our quest for the next breakthrough, we overlook the quality of what has already been made. You can be waiting for the major things—marriage, health, promotion, meaning. But maybe God is there in your life, pointing to the little things and saying, “Look. This is great.

Your inhale. Your body that transports you. The buddy who texted. The sunlight you let pass. These are holy goods. If God can look at fish and birds and deem them good, maybe you can look at your life and see the same.

“God Blessed Them…” Fruitfulness Starts with a Blessing

God praised the fish before they swam and the birds before they soared further out. That is crucial. Biblically speaking, blessing is empowerment, not just acceptance. It’s God telling you, “You have My favor. You have My go-ahead. You may now add.

That is significant because so many of us attempt to push multiplication without first getting the blessing. We pursue ministry fruit, prosperity, even productivity—but we haven’t paused to get God’s spoken blessing first.

What does it mean now?

It could seem like calm period before action. It could seem like listening before jumping, praying before starting, or resting before doing. God’s sequence is always the same: blessing comes before fruitfulness.

Rather of asking, “Why isn’t my life growing?” Perhaps inquire, “Have I gotten the blessing yet?”

“Be Fruitful and Multiply” – You Were Made for More Than Just Survival Genesis 1:20–23

The wonderful thing is that God goes beyond just making beauty. He tells it to increase. The fish were supposed to populate the seas, the birds to fill the skies. The vision of creation was always to multiply and not to live in one space. How about you? You were created not only to survive. Birth was not meant for one to die, watch Netflix, and pay taxes, but rather to thrive, to proliferate virtue, and to multiply what God gives you.
This is more than simply expanding a company or having children. It signifies:

Growing your impact
Growing family love in your home
Promoting workplace peace Passing knowledge to subsequent generations
Bearing spiritual fruit that outlasts you
Fruitfulness is a current demand, not just an antique order.

The Fourth Day: Planning. The Fifth Day: Realization Genesis 1:20–23

Keep in mind that on Day Four God set the timing—the stars, moon, and sun. Now, on Day Five, He fills the areas those lights shine on. What does it indicate for us?

Before He offers you movement and multiplication, God will usually provide you time and structure.

Day Four in your life might seem like delay. Like planning without consequences. But now comes Day Five. The water will be abundant. The skies will be packed. Then you will see why the delay was required.

Final Takeaway: God Still Fills What Appears Empty Genesis 1:20–23

Genesis 1:20–23 is not just about fish and fowl; it also addresses It’s about a God who fills once quiet areas with motion. It concerns a God Who predicts outcomes after blessing first. It concerns a God Who made you fly, swim, move, and multiply according to your manner, your kind, and His time.

If your life is seemingly stuck, empty, or uncertain, read this again. Read it carefully. Allow it to sink into your being.

The same God who filled the seas with whales and the sky with wings understands how to fill your life as well.

And when He does, you won’t just survive.
You will abound.