I'm regularly reminding guys the dominion mandate given in the first chapter of Genesis is still in force.
It was never revoked.
So even after sin entered the world, God still intends us to rule and cultivate this world for His glory.
One way the Bible makes this clear is this...
Certain activities God instituted before the fall continue on... even after the entrance of sin.
So man's rebellion didn't cause God to lay aside things like marriage, work and taking a day of rest.
Sin just made these activities harder!
But the fact they remain should help get into our bones the truth that God's design and intent for us as His image-bearers has not changed.
And the difficulty of carrying out His design simply shows our need to constantly depend His renewing grace...
... made available to us every day through Jesus -- the Savior of the world.