LINE UP UNDER GOD’S RULE
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.’”
If you decided to change your
behavior in 2017, may your New Year’s resolution change things for the better. If the previous devotion, Our Own Love, inspired you to develop a
relationship with God, believe that things will definitely get better!
A relationship with you is exactly
what God wants.
Seriously.
Jesus ushered God’s new covenant into
the world at His resurrection. Believers-in-Christ
are covered under that covenant of grace, a dominion covenant. We’re protected and provided for. Jesus promises in Matthew 6:33: “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all
these things will be given to you as well.”
“All
these things” include food, drink, and clothing that are provided under the
grace/dominion covenant that Jesus covers over His Believers.
Lining up under God’s rule means that
we agree He knows what’s best for us. Created
creatures—humanity and the heavenly host—are inferior to the omnipotent (all-powerful)
Creator. When Satan tried to be God, he got
tossed out of heaven (Revelation 12:9). Check
out the lesson linked below.
Earth is the devil’s playground
where Believers are engaged in spiritual warfare every day. We never need to be afraid because Jesus
already defeated the devil when He rose to life! Believers
win the war when we line up under God’s authority and kingdom rule.
We choose victory in life when we operate
under God’s sovereign will instead of challenging Him.
Take
Home Nugget
Being made in God’s image
equips humans with power to rule, as the opening Scripture says. That rule is limited, though. Jesus gave His followers authority to heal
the sick, raise the dead, and to cast out evil spirits in Matthew 10:7-8, PLUS
authority to use the keys of the kingdom of heaven to bind and loosen
circumstances on earth in Matthew 16:19.
Jesus said in Matthew 28:18-20: “All
authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
God gave people free will to see who freely comes under
His sovereign rule. Our authority to
rule is limited to what Jesus commanded—just like Jesus’ authority is second to
the Father’s sovereign rule.
Holy Father, teach me to line up under
Your sovereign rule in my life, in the precious name of Jesus, Amen.
Adapted from “Aligning with
God’s Will” by Dr. Tony Evans. November
19, 2016. The Urban Alternative at
LightSource.com.
J.D. Griffith
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