DOES MAN HAVE DOMINION?

by Pam Clark


GENESIS 1:

26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let THEM have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created THEM.

28 Then God blessed THEM, and God said to THEM, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."


There are MANY men who will tell you they have authority over women, to the degree that everything they do expresses the idea that they have dominion over them. Scriptures, from the BEGINNING, do not prove this out!

When God made Eve, He did not go outside of man and make a play thing for him. No! He made a helper-meet (or able) and God took her out of man's SIDE, his GUTS! Man has missing parts without woman! When a man acts like he is independent and dominate over a woman, he is looking like a fool, like a one legged man trying to walk--it takes two!

If you see a man trying to carry on without a woman, you are looking at a man with a big hole in his belly. He can act "real cool" but wind is blowing right through him. He can't hold his water! (if you want a Spiritual analogy!) There is an empty part! He is a cistern that can't hold water!

There are a lot of men who have made this discovery and they are not the ones you hear ranting and raving and screaming about "women needing to be in their place!" These men are happy and content in their home and love life, cherishing their women, and really loving them as Christ loves the Church.

They know what they have--completion!!! And while some may "complain" just to go along with the crowd, they aren't stupid. The others are really just fools for their entertainment--looking like a crazy animal that doesn't know what it is doing!

God knows what He is doing. He knows what He has done and has given it to us plainly in His Word. When men have to try it "their own way" they just get the scars and loss of precious life time. But if they obey God, they get blessed!

I know that is hard on some men's pride, but it doesn't change the facts. Women, if you believe that man has dominion OVER you, you are under the curse of your own ignorance. If you do not respect men in their leadership roles, you do hurt yourself, but you have been given co-dominion and you are to submit "as unto the LORD."

God treats you right, and with respect for your heart. The word "submit" means to "adapt," not be lorded over. Men who want to dominate act like they can do no sin and we all know that's not true! They are not humble before God and Church and Society show it in a big way!

The older women are also to teach the younger women and when you see all these floozies like you see in the scandals, a large degree of that is the responsiblity of WOMEN! Women are not influencing the mothers of these daughters and so the whole family and nation reaps the result. Women, you are NOT POWERLESS!!! But you often act that way!

Mothers affect their sons. Mothers can teach their sons how to act but if they idolize their sons and let them get away with sin, and do not instruct them in the fear and admonition of the Lord, whose fault is that? The Lord told me if the newscasters mothers would get on their case, the nation could be straightened up in a hurry.

And if mothers teach their daughters that compromise and not adhering to the Lord is ok, then whose fault is that? Laziness on the part of parents will doom the land and the inheritance. Churches are not supporting the REAL Family.

Men want respect and to lead, but they don't even respect each other. They won't get honest and friendly and bear one another's burdens and help other men to be healed and live accountable before an Almighty God. And when they do not treat women as the weaker or more tender vessel, as Scripture has said, they hurt their own cause.

And please do not play stupid--all women know there are stronger men than others and all men know there are stronger and more able women and that each has talents and abilities that the other has that God didn't give you! And they aren't always gender specific! No man or woman is all sufficient or weak in themselves!

So don't play stupid like you can't see reality and that you would not take advantage of the opposite gender's talent and ability for your own personal well being! You do!!! So don't confuse the word "weaker" with ability.

Get into reality and stay there. You do not have to leave reality to have Church. God gave you a brain that He really does expect you to use!

BE SURE, our sins have found us out. Judgment is already on the way.