Occupy the Earth

Genesis 1:26-28 KJV — And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. [28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

I have been trying to understand the purpose for life. Trying to understand why God created man. This is because it appeared to me like man was created to stress, pay bills, suffer and die and go. I have however discovered that far beyond that man was designed, created, and blessed to have dominion over the creeping things of the earth.

Man was created for this one purpose: to occupy the earth. In the scriptures above, God decided to create man in His own image and after His likeness to have dominion over all creeping things on the earth and in the sea. The mandate was and is and shall be to have dominion. We are born and even born again to occupy till He comes. This has been the mandate from the beginning. This is the will of God for man. You are created to occupy the earth and to have dominion.

The scripture above is the basis for Matthew 25:14-31¹, the ruler that was travelling to a far country gave talents to his servants and wanted them to occupy till he returns. That is the account of Luke. God wants each of us to take advantage of the blessing and dominate the creeping things of the earth.

It’s important to note from the text however that those who dominate the earth are those who by the blessing strive to be:

1. Fruitful
2. Multiply
3. Replenish the earth, and
4. Subdue it

These are the four results that will put you in charge. You cannot leave life to chance; you must be intentional about subduing the earth. You must be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth (refill what you use up),  and subdue it. We have an assignment and a mandate to fulfill.

Life will not just happen, we must make it work and God will help us to make it work. This is the time to arise to have dominion. This is the time to subdue the creeping things of the earth. This is the time to be fruitful and multiply. You have a calling to replenish the earth. We will not fail but fulfill our purpose.

• Pray that God will help you to be fruitful and multiply: I command every barrenness and fruitlessness to leave your life. May the Lord cause you to be fruitful and multiply! May you never be fruitless!
• Pray that God will help you to replenish the earth: Receive grace to refill whatever you use. May the Lord empower you to take good care of what takes care of you! May you never struggle to replace what you spend through creativity and ingenuity!
• Pray that God will help you to subdue anything that tries to get out of order: receive the grace to take any unruly creeping thing, in the name of Jesus Christ! May you receive grace to continue and win over evil in the name of Jesus Christ!

Stay blessed!

Referenced Scriptures

1. Matthew 25:14-31 (KJV): For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: ↩︎