DOMINION COVENANT
Revelation
20:1-2: “Then I saw an angel coming down
out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great
chain. He seized the dragon, that
ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand
years.”
The previous devotion, Line Up Under God’s Rule, said the new covenant of grace that Jesus
brought was a “dominion” covenant. This
may be confusing. That devotion urged
Believers-in-Christ staying in line under the Father’s rule. HIS dominion [dom-IN-yon]. Dominion is defined as power to control with
authority.
That opening Scripture was Genesis 1:26: “Then God said,
‘Let us make men in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish
of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth,
and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’”
Genesis 1:26 is the Father’s dominion covenant with man
to rule. He always intended that His
children, made in His likeness, would SHARE dominion with Him over Earth. Adam and Eve began our dominion covenant
badly. They handed over their authority
to Satan—when they disobeyed God’s one command (Genesis 3:11). So, Satan set up his kingdom on Earth.
The Father’s plan was always to DEFEAT the kingdom of
Satan.
Every time we pray, “Your kingdom come,” we agree for God’s
kingdom to come to Earth. That’s Jesus’ gospel message. He preached the kingdom of God in Mark 1:15.
We learned earlier the foundations necessary for any
kingdom is a ruler, subjects (people to rule), and land. There are four separate ways people are to
accept rule. We are to rule ourselves
(self-control). We are to obey our
parents (family). We are to line up
under God’s rule (the church). And we’re
to practice being good citizens, both locally and nationally (civic duty).
The good news that Jesus preached is the kingdom of God
because that’s when He makes everything right.
At Jesus’ second coming, He’ll set up His thousand year reign on Earth. That’s when Satan is tossed into the Abyss
[ab-ISS], a hole so deep that one cannot see the bottom.
Jesus Christ is coming back to set up His millennial
reign, God’s kingdom on Earth. That is
the final triumph of God’s glory over the devil.
Take
Home Nugget
But for now, God’s assignment
for you and me is to take hold of that authority and rule (make decisions for)
a part of God’s creation. Every person
was created with that divine intent. God
uses us to parade His glory to the devil that “lesser creatures”—you and me—have
more authority than him!
Heavenly Father, Thank You for creating
and equipping me to rule alongside You! Amen.
Adapted from “Kingdom of God”
by Dr. Tony Evans. November 15, 2016. The Urban Alternative at LightSource.com.
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