Man is a Spirit with a body, not the other way around....

Man is a Spirit with a body, not the other way around....

God created mankind before HE formed man.  In Genesis 1 God first created everything that mankind would need before HE created mankind.  In fact, mankind i.e. male and female were the last 'things' God created before HE rested.  God said, "let us make man in our own image and likeness.  God is a Spirit.  So if HE created us in HIS image and likeness, that means HE created a Spirit.  God did this on the sixth day.  On the seventh day God rested.  Then after that in Genesis 2 sometime after, God formed man from the ground and woman from man's ribs.  God created mankind before HE gave us a body.  We existed before we had a body. 

It is extremely important that we as humans understand God's intentions when HE created us.  God is always purpose driven.  HE does absolutely nothing without a motive.  A spirit is more powerful than a body.  But a spirit needs a body in which to act.  It's like cooking a meal.  You need the pot to put the ingredients in, in order for the meal to be prepared.  The meal has to be prepared in some kind of cookware.  The body represents the cookware.  Some meals are delicious and healthy while others taste awful and are unhealthy, even poisonous.   The good meals are angels and the bad meals are demons.  

Angels are spirits that are subject to the leadership of the Heavenly Father.  While demons are angels who refused to be ruled by God.  Instead they followed satan and were disobedient to God; hence God kicked them out of heaven.  When Adam disobeyed God he gave his permission to rule the earth over to satan and his demons.  Only people who take back their authority are not governed by the devil.  Angels exists in the earth to defend and protect people who are surrendered to God's leadership. The Holy Spirit is God's assigned governor to HIS people in the earth.  John 14 HE is the spirit with the most authority on earth.  HE dictates the will of the Heavenly Father in the earth.  HE is a part of the triune God. HE knows exactly what the Heavenly Father wants done in the earth and how it should be done.  HE guides and instructs humans in their submission to the will of God in their individual lives. HE is God.   John 16 HE is a 'person' not a thing.  HE has emotions. Ephesians 4 HE has a role.  The more we understand that we are unable to be victorious in our lives without the help of the Spirit, the more subdued we will become.  Humans are like pawns, either dominated by the spirit of God or the spirit of demons.  You can tell which spirit governs a man by the way he operates.  Like a tree, there are fruits. Galatians 5  The good news is that God has given every single human the power to dominate every spirit in the earth.  We choose the level of power they have in us or through us.  God is always in control.  We just have to submit to HIS Lordship over whatever circumstance we face. Jesus brought the formula!

PICTURE THIS: The significance of The Holy Spirit is to colonize the earth with the government of heaven.  It's like when Europe dominated the West Indies with colonization in the 17th century.  The houses, dress code, businesses, schools, language etc... reflected what was done in the 'motherland'.  French colonies spoke french, english colonies spoke english and spanish colonies spoke spanish.  So too heaven has a language, business and lifestyle that the Holy Spirit is responsible for transferring and maintaining in the earth.  HE is the governor assigned by the Heavenly Father to dictate in the earth.  Jesus when HE came to earth in human form was full of the Holy Spirit.  The only problem was, HE was the only one full of HIM.  One Of Jesus' major responsibilities was to prepare us properly for the arrival of the Holy Spirit in our lives.  HE was an example of how to submit and co-exist with the Holy Spirit in us.  Luke 4 Each man has his own spirit, but he has to submit to the rulership of the Holy Spirit simultaneously.  The Holy Spirit helps us with understanding and wisdom.  HE brings revelation for how to attempt to resolve our day to day issues.  Without HIM we cannot please God.  John 4  In order to live fulfilled lives we need to live in purpose.  God created each life with a purpose, for a unique destiny.  We can't know what that really is without revelation.  There's no way to know and understand what the King is saying without being introduced by someone who has been in HIS Presence.  Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal himself to you.  HE knows what you were created to do.  

TESTIMONY:  Sid Roth: "There Was A Demon Inside Of Me!"

WORSHIP:  

LET THE HOLY SPIRIT LEAD YOU INTO YOUR UNIQUE DESTINY!

The Kingdom of God (pt.1)...DOMINATE!

God created man to dominate HIS Kingdom on earth...DOMINATE!

God is supreme over all.  HE created the heavens and the earth. HE gave man power to rule with authority over the territories of the earth.  Man was made in God's image.  An image is a reflection of the original.  Man was made in God's likeness, a 'mini me'. God dominates, and he gave man the power to do the same.  In order for man to dominate, he needed something and somewhere to 'dominate over'.

What is God's command?

Genesis 1: 26 - 29

26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

27 So God created mankind in his own image,
    in the image of God he created them;
    male and female he created them.

28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.

In the beginning God gave man dominion over the earth. God commanded man to rule over everything on the earth and to be fruitful.  In order to be fruitful, then you have to increase and/ cultivate whatever you possess.  Cultivation takes time and good management.  Good cultivation leads to reproduction.  A seed becomes an orchard.  It doesn't matter the size of the seed.  It's the influence that it will have on the soil that matters.  For instance: the significance of the Kingdom of God on earth is for it to have influence in the earth.  Wherever there is a 'hint of Kingdom' there should be influence.  If you represent the Kingdom of God you should be influencing those around you, your territory.

What kind of influence?

Influence is extremely important in the Kingdom of God.  Often times God uses small things and circumstances to cause major differences in different environments.  David used a sling.  Moses used a rod. Yeast, though it is a very small portion that is poured into the dough; silently it works its way through all of it.  Eventually, the increased size and shape of the dough is as a result of the presence of the yeast.  Same as with a mustard seed.  Even though it's so tiny, it grows to become and have a major positive effect in its environs.  So too should the ambassadors and or citizens of the Kingdom of God.  We too must have a positive and enlarging effect on and in the world today.  The places where we live, work and play should be influenced by our presence.

Matthew 13: 31-33

31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”

33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”

In addition, God also commanded man to multiply and subdue everything under our dominion.  So, if there's disorder or confusion then that simply means that there's a lack of proper control.  You can't control what you don't master, and mastering takes training and experience.  The reason why several things are 'out of control' in our lives is because we've never mastered them to begin with.   God did not leave it up to us to figure out what was the best way to 'reign in the earth'.  Instead HE gave us The Holy Spirit when Jesus left to teach us how to do so properly. READ John 14   At the end of the day it's our choice.  

 

We have to invite The Holy Spirit into our lives and circumstances, much as we entertain any other relationship.  HE guides our decisions correctly, but it's our choice to be obedient.  A lifestyle of obedience to God is the responsibility of every child of God.  Submission to God is for your protection.  Your body needs to be submitted to the spirit. For those who worship HIM must worship HIM in spirit and in truth.  READ John 4  One very effective way to bring the physical into submission to the spiritual is through prayer and fasting. Train yourself to master the things you're responsible for; the most important of which is yourself.  Develop self-control.  READ Galatians 5 God has faith in you, or HE wouldn't have given you the opportunity nor charge to rule.  Everything that God expects from you is based on the fact the HE has already equipped you with the necessary tools to accomplish the task.

 

2 Peter 1: 3- 11 

 

 ³ His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. ⁴ Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. ⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; ⁷ and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. ⁸ For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

¹⁰ Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, ¹¹ and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

 

The question isn't if you can do it, but rather if you will.  Will you dominate the areas of your life where God has planted you?  

TESTIMONY: TRUST GOD FIRST - One of The Most Inspiring Videos Ever (very powerful!)

WORSHIP: Dominion is God's

Your role is to dominate, so DOMINATE!