Pastora Me-Ann Bunye
..."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." Gen. 1:28 NKJV
Be fruitful
God expects us to be fruitful. The spirit man should reproduce after its own self. We are fruit bearing trees and because we have Jesus in us, we have been already made a good tree. Good tree only bears good fruit, as we can read on Matthew 12:33 "…for a tree is known by its fruit."
As water is to a tree so is the Word to a man. We abide in Jesus when we obey the Word and we will reach our maximum potential. Fruit of the Spirit is the result when you obey the Word and Work of the Flesh is the result when you disobey the Word, it doesn't come from your spirit. The awesome thing the Lord has done for us is that He does not see sin affecting your spirit, but only your flesh. He has completely saved your spirit.
Multiply
You cannot multiply without being fruitful first. People will be attracted to your fruit and partake of your fruit. The fruit's flesh will minister to flesh or the person and the seed will minister to the soil which is the heart. Your part is to sow and God will multiply and increase the fruits of your righteousness. Whatever seed you posses sow it through the fruits you have (e.g. love, joy, peace etc). The fruit (love) protects the seed (Word) until it is sown in the soil or heart of a man.
Subdue the earth
God called you into an abundant life and He has given you all authority to subdue the earth. To Subdue is to bring something/someone under forcible control; to tread - to trample on something, to crash and damage. In Hebrew it means "Kevesh" - footstool; to place your foot on the neck of your conquered enemy signifying a submission to his defender. The best example I can give you is David. David knows who he is in God and acted on it. He was a youth but he didn't allow it to hinder him but instead he trusted the Lord. He came in the name of the Lord against the Philistine, stirred-up the holy anger against them and stood over Goliath and cut-off his head and the enemies fled.
In the new covenant how do we subdue the enemy? First, you have to submit to God and to the knowledge of who He made you to be and you can see that in 1 Peter 2:9 says "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people….". Second, you have to resist the enemy and fight against it actively.
Put a stop to it! Stir-up a holy anger against the enemy. We have a promise from the Lord, hold on to it and declare it and it will surely come to pass. Don't use the creative power of your mouth against you, but instead speak life and use it for your advantage. Don't lend the enemy your power by talking negatively. Third, the enemy has no power, he is already defeated. He is like a roaring lion, only roaring and not a real lion.
The weapons of warfare are to cast down arguments, thoughts of fear, doubt and negativity into subjection to the Word of God. Speak to your mountain because the power has been given to us through Jesus. And lastly teach the Word and make disciples. God promised us safety, protection, deliverance and this is our sure confidence.
Have dominion
God has made us in His image to Rule and Reign. We have dominion over all created things. Jesus is our full potential and we must understand what we have in Christ. We have been given dominion over other people. Dominion means serving to be great and to be first. Just like Jesus, He came not to e served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.360 Degrees Leadership (Gen 1:26) speaks of how you can serve people around you!
