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DOMINION
You see, one of the thing we lack as human is that we lack understanding. And when there is no understanding, there will be a misuse, misunderstand and problem in whatever that thing may be.
There is a saying that "when the essence of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable". That is, when you don't know the reason and usage of what you have, you will use it anyhow. Imagine that a pen was give to a 2 year old baby, what do you think he will do with the pen, will he use it to write? No! He will rather use it to play, break the plastic, pour out the ink and and eat the remnant of the pen.
Many of us have power, gift, talent but we don't know what we are meant to use them for. Instead we go about using anyhow. Forgetting that, it is giving to us for a reason and purpose.
One of the problem we have in this world is dominion. And this is one of the major problem in the world as at now. All we all know is that everybody want to dominate. The rish dominate the poor. The privilege once to dominate the unprivileged once. In every area of life, there is always someone who is dominating another. Every dominant have a dominator. Starting from the top to the least just like the owner of a company dominate the higher staff, and the higher staff dominate the lower staff, and the lower staff dominate the cleaners e.t.c
I remember while I was still working in one of the big biscuit company some years back. I was given a position and I realise I can't continue with the position because the pressure was too much from the top. The manager will give a complain to the red coat and the red coat will bring that anger to the blue coat with full authority, then the blue coat will bring that same anger and frustration to the green coat, then the green coat will come to my team with same anger and complain "you guys are not doing your work. My boss was just complaining at the office and the like, I have warned you guys, if this people don't want to work, send them home, suspend them if there is a need for that. If not, before they sack me, I will make sure I sack you guys."
And then, I am always like, take it easy. This people are humans for crying out loud and most of them are older than me. I understand the fact that when you allow some things pass by, they will take advantage of it. But commanding and vesting your power on this ones will not work. There is always a way.
But when I see that I can't continue with the position, I decide to demote myself by being a nomal worker. I told one of my friend back then and what he told me was "a man once said that, to know a man integrity, put the man in power."
Having said all this, let look at when the word 'DOMINION' started and how to dominate. Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have 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 1:28 says "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." Now that you've seen this, the question is, what are we dominating over.
Are we really dominating over the thing of the earth or we are dominating over human. You see, this is where the problem is. How do we expect peace, love to reign when we have abandoned the instructions given to us and we want to start dominating over fellow humans like us.
You see, from the very first beginning that man start dominating man, problem start. A man can go to any lent just to dominate is fellow man. A man who heard that a fellow like him want to dominate or rule over him, will start having hatred and can also go to any lent so as the man not to dominate and rule over him.
We've seen and heard what is going on every now and then when a country want to rule or take over a country. There is always war, killing e.t.c. Genesis 37:8 "And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words." When Joseph brother realise Joseph is going to rule over them, they start hating him. And we can see what happen at they end. They sold him out claiming he was killed by a wild animal. We can see what happen to the children of Israelite when Pharaoh dominate over them. We can see what Ahab and Jezebel did just to get the land from Naboth. We can see what lent Haman when to just to kill Mordecai.
No man who is being dominated have power of his own. Every thing he own or has, even himself is for the one that dominate him. Nehemiah 9:37 "And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress."
We can see what happen when we don't understand the essence of our dominon. But do you know that, we can all dominate without having to rule over or dominate over anyone. I bring this to you that this is the intention God have for man. He only want to be our head and we are all the same in him. But we fail to understand this and we fall apart from our original dominion.
But I tell you today that you can get back that original dominion God had in mind for us. In this world, it is said that "two king cannot rule over a territory" yes it is true. But in this kingdom I bring to you. Everybody is a king and they don't have hatred or war. 1Peter 2:9 "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:" that is, we have been chosen. Though we were ignorant of the dominon we have and was in total darkness before. But now, we have seen the light and reality of the light. We are not just to keep it to ourselves, we have to make other know and shine forth our light into their darkness so they can also see and capture the light.
Revelations 1:6 "And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." And also Revelations 5:10 "And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth." Like I said earlier, in this kingdom, everybody dominate in every area without having to war or have hatred over anyone.
I bring this to you that, the only way we can have this dominon is by coming to the father. You may be asking "who is the father?" The father is God. He is the one that created the universe, everything and everyone that is in it. He knows the end from the very first beginning. He had orchestrated you life and journey on earth even before you were born. He alone has the power and He is the one that can make men king and priest according to His word.
We failed from the very first beginning and he orchestrate another way for us to get back our dominion. And the only way is through His son Jesus Christ. John 14:6 says "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." So, for you to come to the father, it has to be through the son. But the question is, how to you go about that? John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." So, when you believe in him, He released unto you the spirit of sonship which is the spirit of God himself. Then you become the carrier of light.
Now that we've become the carrier of light, let us according to Philippians 3:16 "Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing." Galatians 5:16 says "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:25 "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
Ajetunmobi Felix Oluwalogbon
© exhordomain
There is a saying that "when the essence of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable". That is, when you don't know the reason and usage of what you have, you will use it anyhow. Imagine that a pen was give to a 2 year old baby, what do you think he will do with the pen, will he use it to write? No! He will rather use it to play, break the plastic, pour out the ink and and eat the remnant of the pen.
Many of us have power, gift, talent but we don't know what we are meant to use them for. Instead we go about using anyhow. Forgetting that, it is giving to us for a reason and purpose.
One of the problem we have in this world is dominion. And this is one of the major problem in the world as at now. All we all know is that everybody want to dominate. The rish dominate the poor. The privilege once to dominate the unprivileged once. In every area of life, there is always someone who is dominating another. Every dominant have a dominator. Starting from the top to the least just like the owner of a company dominate the higher staff, and the higher staff dominate the lower staff, and the lower staff dominate the cleaners e.t.c
I remember while I was still working in one of the big biscuit company some years back. I was given a position and I realise I can't continue with the position because the pressure was too much from the top. The manager will give a complain to the red coat and the red coat will bring that anger to the blue coat with full authority, then the blue coat will bring that same anger and frustration to the green coat, then the green coat will come to my team with same anger and complain "you guys are not doing your work. My boss was just complaining at the office and the like, I have warned you guys, if this people don't want to work, send them home, suspend them if there is a need for that. If not, before they sack me, I will make sure I sack you guys."
And then, I am always like, take it easy. This people are humans for crying out loud and most of them are older than me. I understand the fact that when you allow some things pass by, they will take advantage of it. But commanding and vesting your power on this ones will not work. There is always a way.
But when I see that I can't continue with the position, I decide to demote myself by being a nomal worker. I told one of my friend back then and what he told me was "a man once said that, to know a man integrity, put the man in power."
Having said all this, let look at when the word 'DOMINION' started and how to dominate. Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have 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 1:28 says "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." Now that you've seen this, the question is, what are we dominating over.
Are we really dominating over the thing of the earth or we are dominating over human. You see, this is where the problem is. How do we expect peace, love to reign when we have abandoned the instructions given to us and we want to start dominating over fellow humans like us.
You see, from the very first beginning that man start dominating man, problem start. A man can go to any lent just to dominate is fellow man. A man who heard that a fellow like him want to dominate or rule over him, will start having hatred and can also go to any lent so as the man not to dominate and rule over him.
We've seen and heard what is going on every now and then when a country want to rule or take over a country. There is always war, killing e.t.c. Genesis 37:8 "And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words." When Joseph brother realise Joseph is going to rule over them, they start hating him. And we can see what happen at they end. They sold him out claiming he was killed by a wild animal. We can see what happen to the children of Israelite when Pharaoh dominate over them. We can see what Ahab and Jezebel did just to get the land from Naboth. We can see what lent Haman when to just to kill Mordecai.
No man who is being dominated have power of his own. Every thing he own or has, even himself is for the one that dominate him. Nehemiah 9:37 "And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress."
We can see what happen when we don't understand the essence of our dominon. But do you know that, we can all dominate without having to rule over or dominate over anyone. I bring this to you that this is the intention God have for man. He only want to be our head and we are all the same in him. But we fail to understand this and we fall apart from our original dominion.
But I tell you today that you can get back that original dominion God had in mind for us. In this world, it is said that "two king cannot rule over a territory" yes it is true. But in this kingdom I bring to you. Everybody is a king and they don't have hatred or war. 1Peter 2:9 "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:" that is, we have been chosen. Though we were ignorant of the dominon we have and was in total darkness before. But now, we have seen the light and reality of the light. We are not just to keep it to ourselves, we have to make other know and shine forth our light into their darkness so they can also see and capture the light.
Revelations 1:6 "And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." And also Revelations 5:10 "And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth." Like I said earlier, in this kingdom, everybody dominate in every area without having to war or have hatred over anyone.
I bring this to you that, the only way we can have this dominon is by coming to the father. You may be asking "who is the father?" The father is God. He is the one that created the universe, everything and everyone that is in it. He knows the end from the very first beginning. He had orchestrated you life and journey on earth even before you were born. He alone has the power and He is the one that can make men king and priest according to His word.
We failed from the very first beginning and he orchestrate another way for us to get back our dominion. And the only way is through His son Jesus Christ. John 14:6 says "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." So, for you to come to the father, it has to be through the son. But the question is, how to you go about that? John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." So, when you believe in him, He released unto you the spirit of sonship which is the spirit of God himself. Then you become the carrier of light.
Now that we've become the carrier of light, let us according to Philippians 3:16 "Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing." Galatians 5:16 says "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:25 "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
Ajetunmobi Felix Oluwalogbon
© exhordomain
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