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Genesis 1:26 "Then God said, 'Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.'"
Synonyms for the word "dominion" include reign, rule, and sovereignty. Man was given dominion over all other living things. That is an awesome power--one that impresses on me the need to use it only as much as I need to. God has not given me dominion in order for me to have license to do as I please. He has given me dominion because He has trusted me enough to allow me to help in the care of His world.
What can I do to help take care of Your world and the creatures who live in it, Lord? Open my eyes to the ways I can use my dominion to Your glory. Amen.
Earlier this year I wanted to teach a youth class. I thought I was ready: I even had several months' worth of ideas outlined!
The youth class never worked out, so I decided to do the study on my own in a less-structured way. My first idea was to study God's role as a Father. I thought I could complete this in a week, but I was very wrong in thinking that. God exercises his Father role throughout the Bible. Studying the context of the verses where He is referred to as Father doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of what it means to know Him as a Father.
Another thing I noticed is that the Bible has a lot to suggest on issues I never dreamed it addressed. It doesn't always address issues openly. Sometimes it opens my mind in away that I can see certain issues from a godly perspective. Tonight I was thinking about Him giving us dominion over all living things, and I specifically thought of the environmental movement. We have dominion over that, too, and right now we are using that dominion to destroy our environment. The tragedy is that we are often too caught up in our dominion to enjoy the things God has given to us.
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