The Purpose of Man! Part 2

I ended part 1 of “The Purpose of Man,” by saying, “God gave man dominion over the earth.” This is a hard statement to swallow because man doesn’t see himself as having such power. Of course, the power man have over the earth comes from God; He lives through all that except Him as Lord or Owner over their lives. So, let’s take a closer look at how God created man.

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.” When God made this statement, man was created. Man was not created when God formed his body from the dust in Genesis 2:7. You may have never heard it taught like this before but continue to read, you’ll soon understand. God took the man He created in Genesis 1:26 and blew him into the body He formed in Genesis 2:7; then man became a living soul. Man is a spirit, he possesses a soul, and he lives in a body. Until man understands this, he will continue to live a life of defeat. You have dominion over the earth.

Jesus is the prime example of man having dominion over the earth. Notice, the bible calls Jesus the last man Adam in 1 Corinthians 15:45 which means before Adam and Eve fell to the temptation of Satan they operated just like Jesus, the last man Adam. No, the first man Adam didn’t have the power to redeem man. Only Jesus had that right. But he did walk in complete authority over the earth.

Why was Satan so bent on Adam and Eve disobeying God? He knew if he could get them to eat from the tree God commanded them not to eat from, he would cause them to lose the image of God. As long as they had God’s image Satan had no place to operate.

They same is true for you and I. He wants us to disobey God. Disobedience to God’s Holy Word brings condemnation. The spirit of condemnation causes man to live in doubt, fear and unbelief. And the devil knows that this person can receive nothing from God. Get the image of God back in you! Think Big, Talk Big, Live Big and transform your life!