Devotion: God Gave Us Dominion

One of the most misunderstood gifts that God has ever given to mankind was “the original dominion” he gave to the first man.  When man was created, God gave man authority or “dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” (Genesis 1:26-28).  God told man to subdue the earth and have dominion over everything.  He was to reign over God’s creation.

“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?  For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.  Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:  all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas” (Psalm 8:3-8).

David wrote the majority of this psalm about “man having dominion over the works of God’s hand.”  In this version, we see that the translation says God has “made man a little lower than the angels,” even though man, who is created in the image and after the likeness of God, is given dominion over the works of God’s hand, has all things put under his feet and has been “crowned with glory and honor.”  When we think of man being “a little lower” than something, we think more in terms of rank, status, position, stature, importance and/or order.

“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God” (I Corinthians 11:3 KJV).

According to this passage, in terms of rank, status, position, etc., there is first, God, then Jesus, then man, and then woman, but nowhere are there the mention of angels.  Now, if man is created “a little lower than the angels” as the original text has been translated, then one would think that the angels would have been mentioned somewhere in the order of things in this passage.  Again, we remind you that man was originally created in the image and after the likeness of God, given dominion over the works of God’s hand, and has all things put under his feet, and has been “crowned with glory and honor.”  Just maybe it is possible that man’s rank, status, position, stature, importance and/or order is a little higher than it has translated by some, which makes understanding man “having dominion over the works of God’s hand” a little more important than we could have ever imagined.

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12).

However, when man sinned, he allowed sin to enter into the world and with that sin came death, which would eventually spread to all things.  From that point forward, all mankind had a sin nature, becoming “slaves to sin” (John 8:34; Romans 6:20).  Now, the payment for this sin or “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).  It is through sin that the devil has gained access to mankind and to the world’s system, because when Adam sinned, he actually gave the authority or dominion that God had given to him to the devil (Luke 4:5-6).  But all glory belongs to God because “the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).  Because Jesus was innocent of any sin, yet death came to him, he was able to claim back authority or dominion that Adam had lost.  Remember the payment for sin was death, but in Jesus’ case, death claimed one who had not sinned.  Because of his obedience, Jesus actually reversed what Adam had done in the beginning when he sinned.  This is why it says in the scriptures, “Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory” (I Corinthians 2:7).  In this case, “it” is in reference to God’s plan of redemption for mankind (Ephesian 1:9-11).  Jesus was able to get back for us what Adam had given to the devil, “our authority or dominion.”

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18).

This power that Jesus is speaking of here is “the power, the authority, and the dominion” that was given originally to man by God.  Jesus got all of it back.  The truth is that God gave dominion over his creation to mankind, placing him in charge of everything he had made as well as placing everything under his authority.  And if God be true to his word, which we know that he is (Hebrews 6:18), then his gift of dominion over his creation can never be withdrawn by him nor will he go back on his word.  And though the devil was able to obtain this gift of dominion over God’s creation from mankind (Luke 4:5-6), it was Jesus who got back for us what Adam had freely given to the devil, our power, authority, and dominion (Matthew 28:18).  And this is why the children of God need to understand what they have been given and know how to properly use what we have been given, it could change the world.

We pray that today’s inspirational message will give you a new perspective on what this “dominion thing” is all about.  We also pray that this message will bless you, inform you, and that you will be the better for having read it.  If blessed by this message, please share so that others may be blessed as well.  Amen.

Enjoy your blessings - KW

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