L'Abri notes

It ticks me off sometimes that we don’t really take God’s Word seriously. He has commanded us to take dominion of the earth. He has put us over the animals, but just under the angels. We are to watch over and care for not only the animals, but plants, buildings, land, and people. We are to feed and nurse animals. Yes, they have natural instincts and can normally fend for themselves,, but we are still commanded to take dominion over them. We re commanded to care for and nurture the plants. So, I guess that gardening could be considered taking dominion. We are to take care of buildings which would include our houses. Cleaning the house for example. Taking care of the land could be as easy as mowing the grass. And dominion over people is not a rule of tyranny, but more of caring and helping people…like fixing a dinner for the family. So we can see that feeding your cat, watering your garden, cleaning your room, mowing the lawn and fixing dinner can all be examples of not only taking dominion, but also just helping out. They seem like such simple tasks, but when you do them you can know that you are being a leader…a ruler of the earth. Doesn’t that just give you a sense of power? Think on *that* next time you clean your room! I haven’t even begun to approach the bigger examples! In the political realm and in the religious realm there are many more issues and potential examples of both simple and more difficult everyday jobs.