I know for some my focus on dominion seems a little quirky.
But friends -- dominion is at the core of what God intends for us!
The first instruction God gave mankind was to have dominion over all creation (Gen.1:28).
Sadly, disobedience -- which began with Adam -- brought the human race under the dominion of sin (Gen.4:7).
But the good news is...
Jesus came to set us free from sin's dominion (Col.1:13) so it would no longer rule over us (Rom.6:14)...
... putting us in a place to fulfill God's original design (Ps.8:6)...
... ultimately leading us to rule nations with those who overcome and do God's will until the end (Rev.2:26).
All of this is summed up beautifully by the Puritan pastor Thomas Boston who wrote:
The dominion of the saints will be a dominion far exceeding that of the greatest monarch who ever was on earth. They will be absolute masters over sin, which had dominion over them. They will have a complete rule over their own spirits; an entire management of all their affections and inclinations, which now create them so much molestation: the turbulent root of corrupt affections shall be forever expelled out of that kingdom, and never be able any more to
give them the least disturbance. They shall have power over the nations, the ungodly of all nations, "and shall rule them with a rod of iron."
Inspiring, isn't it?
Why we neglect this theme, I don't know.
But I do know once you drink it in it will put iron in your veins.