Dominion

Listen, I can't stand to hear one more "we win in the end" because to me it's a subtle lie, that we don't win right here and now.

I can't tell you how many pastors I've heard echo this sentiment from the pulpit, saying that satan is the "King" or "Prince" of this Earth.

Too many times I've heard the incomplete story that satan offered the kingdoms of this earth during the temptation in the wilderness because they belonged to him and they were his to offer.

What's missing from their understanding is the past tense of the word "were".

They "were" his to offer.

Not anymore.

When satan caused Adam to fall, he lawfully seized his authority and the domain of the earth that was originally given to the sons of men, was then rightfully given over to satan.

Now you understand why Jesus the Christ only ever referred to himself as the Son of Man.

He came as a man, to restore mankind's claim as heirs to the throne, as sons, and to reunite us with the Father through the work of the cross.

"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."

I need you to read that a few times over.

We are now the righteousness of God, through Christ.

Pauls asks in Corinthians, "Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!" because he understood that our authority had been restored.

Paul says later in Colossians, "And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross."

He also says in Hebrews, "that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;"

So when you repeat the idea that "we win in the end" you minimize the work of the cross.

The devil no longer has any legal right to your life, your lineage, the generational curses of your family, your future or any part of you at all.

Those curses were taken to the cross, as is written in Colossians, Jesus “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;”

The power of satan was defeated at the cross.

Our saviour, Jesus the Christ is the King of this earth.

He said so.

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth." Matthew 28:18 KJV

And we are rightful heirs of this throne, through Him.

As James says, “Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?”

This is a spiritual truth that manifests physically.

Eternal life is yours.

The earth is yours, too.

In Luke 10:19 Jesus himself says, "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."

Over all the enemy.

You know what He means when he says "all"?

All of it.

Absolutely all of it.

Mark’s version speaks explicitly to the physical nature of things when he records Jesus as saying, “They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

This is the new law, the new covenant spoken of in Jeremiah 31.

And if we’ve learned anything from the riots and lawlessness that floods our streets while law enforcement watches on, doing nothing and standing idly by, it’s that a law is nothing if it’s not enforced.

It’s why hyper spiritualized pastors will tell you half truths of how the only victory we have is spiritual in nature, and not physical.

I understand that in this realm, evil men are given the same free will that we have, and that the true restoration of all things will only happen fully in the Kingdom of Heaven.

I understand that there is still death, and sickness, and hardship - which means this authority is contested daily.

But that’s exactly why the “we win in the end” mentality is so destructive.

You have to fight back.

You must enforce the law, or it has no effect.

The enemy is disputing the borders of your domain, he is contesting the new law, and you must meet him in battle, spiritually and physically.

There's no better quote to verbalize this concept than the scene from Fury.

"I started this war killing Germans in Africa. Then France. Then Belgium. Now I'm killing Germans in Germany. It will end, soon. But before it does, a lot more people gotta die."

The war is already won, yes.

But you still need to pick up the sword, stack up, and fight.

The work of the cross gave you back your salvation, and it also gave you back your authority in Christ and dominion over this earth.

The cross that allows you to enforce the victory of the cross in your own life, in your home, and over your family also allows you to enforce the victory of the cross in your community, in the streets of your cities, and in your nation.

Son of man, the dominion has been reclaimed for you.

And if I’ve learned anything from the Idylls of the King, it’s that the sceptre in one hand is useless without the sword in the other.

This is your domain.

The kingdom is yours.

Enforce your Fathers law.

"And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High;"