Saturday June 01st, 2024
« Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master »
10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised Him from the dead. I want to suffer with Him, sharing in His death,
11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!
12 I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.
13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
15 Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.
One truth that we must embrace as we round off our discussion about dominion is that it can be lost if one is careless, arrogant, disobedient or lawless.
A classic example of someone who had dominion but lost it was the first king of Israel – Saul, according to (1 Samuel 15:1-30).
He was not only disobedient, but also unrepentant.
He chose to enjoy popularity among the people but this eventually made him lose the desired popularity when God’s grace departed from him.
To his face the women of Israel in 1 Samuel 18:7NKJV sang
« Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands »
- Dominion attracts fame and popularity; however, if care is not taken, these can make one lose his or her dominion and eventually be left with nothing, thus becoming a shadow of his or her past.
- Dominion brings about comfort but comfort when mismanaged can cause one to lose his or her dominion, as in the case of David.
The Bible says that at a time when kings were supposed to have gone to war, David stayed back to enjoy the pleasure of his palace.
This was when he saw what he was not supposed to see, fell into a series of sins that brought a curse upon him and caused him to temporarily lose his dominion to his son Absalom.
Thank God that he had a repentant heart and God mercifully restored his dominion to him (2 Samuel 11,15–18). The Bible says, Proverbs 28:13CEV
« If you don’t confess your sins, you will be a failure. But God will be merciful if you confess your sins and give them up »
This might have made David write Psalm 51 which reads in verse 1GWT
« Have pity on me, O God, in keeping with your mercy. In keeping with your unlimited compassion, wipe out my rebellious acts »
2 Samuel 12:1-13 tells us of the tender mercies of God when David repented.
Beloved, let us be careful not to lose our dominion.
To those who have lost their dominion, the good news is that God is ready to forgive if you would repent and trace your steps back to Him today.
There are people who never lost their dominion.
Prophet Elisha was one of them (2 Kings 13:14-21).
You will never lose your dominion, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Prayer point – Father, please help me to be obedient to You at all times so that I will never lose the dominion You have given me, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie
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