My will for you is that you have dominion 

Always, in any sphere of your influence wherever you go

Rise and be the beacon I have made you on planet earth.

Conquer any ‘giants’ that raise their heads.

Have them for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

²⁶ Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Gen1:26,28

²⁸ Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that ^[a]moves on the earth.”

² Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. ³ For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Col3:2-4,

¹⁰ and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. Col2:12

Dominion is your inheritance. It was God’s original intention before Adam fell and lost it to satan.

In Gen 1:26-28 He said: ²⁶ Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over ^[a]all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” ²⁷ So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. ²⁸ Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

The devil then came in the form of a serpent and deceived Eve and that brought about the fall of man and then man lost the glory of God and mastery over everything God created, including the devil and his cohorts.

Adam delivered the Dominion To Satan

⁵ Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶ And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷ Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”

However, through the coming, death, burial and resurrection, the full penalty for sin was settled and the glory and dominion were legally restored. Now, all those who are born again, new to make what is legal, vital in their lives. So, exercise your dominion in every sphere- your career, family, finances, health, business etc. Give no room to the enemy; put the enemy in His proper place- under your feet. Let the mind and will of God prevail in all you do and wherever you go.

Having dominion also requires having self -discipline, denying yourself, letting the reign and rule of God be evident in all that you do. It means allowing the Word of God to gain precedence in all you do. James told us,

⁶ But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”

Humility Cures Worldliness

⁷ Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

James 4:6-7

Unless we are submitted to God, we cannot have dominion over satan or his cohorts.

The seven sons of Sceva found out when they wanted to cast out demons without being submitted Jesus Christ.

Miracles Glorify Christ

¹¹ Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, ¹² so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. ¹³ Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, ^[a]“We ^[b]exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” ¹⁴ Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.

¹⁵ And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”

¹⁶ Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, ^[c]overpowered them, and prevailed against ^[d]them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. ¹⁷ This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. ¹⁸ And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds. ¹⁹ Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver. ²⁰ So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.

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Dominion is for those who are born again and submitted to God. Those who try to exercise dominion without being born again and submitted to God will find that not only will they not be able to exercise dominion but they also open themselves to demonic attack, as shown above. The seven sons of Sceva opened themselves to demonic attack and they were overpowered, disgraced and fled out of the house naked and wounded.

However, if you are born again, exercising dominion is God’s will for you and He is glorified when you exercise the dominion, rule and authority that He has bestowed on us.

⁹ Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19

¹⁷ And these signs will follow those who ^[a]believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; ¹⁸ they^[b] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16:17-18

So, my friend, God says to you:

My will for you is that you have dominion 

Always, in any sphere of your influence;

Rise and be the beacon I have made you;

Conquer any giants that raise their heads;

Have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner.