Text: Genesis 1:26-28 NLT
[26] Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” [27] So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. [28] Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
3 things that empower man:
1. Intimacy with God
2. Following the Principles and Laws of God.
Proverbs 22:29 KJV
[29] Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
It’s a principle that a hardworking person will be exalted before kings and not ordinary people.
Psalm 37:4 KJV
[4] Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Joshua 1:8 KJV
[8] This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
God empowers his word that when we follow these principles, there are rewards.
If you work contrary to them, they will not work for you.
3. Through prophetic acts.
Acts of the Apostles 20:32 NLT
[32] “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself.
The word of God has the ability to establish you. You will established this year in Jesus name.
If you are rooted and grounded in the word of God, you will be prevail over the forces of darkness.
When you are productive and you multiply your productivity, then there will be something accrued to you.
Genesis 2:7 NLT
[7] Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.
1 Corinthians 15:45 NLT
[45] The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit.
You have a spirit, soul and body. The image and likeness of God you have is your spirit.
The spirit talks of faith, worship and reverence. It takes your spirit to worship God.
Jesus is the life giving spirit.
Ephesians 2:1-3 NLT
[1] Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. [2] You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. [3] All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.
Disobedience is a spirit. Your body does not belong to you. A spirit that is not serviced with God’s word is ‘kwashiokwored’.
When your spirit fails to be nurtured, your body controls you. It leads you to take wrong steps.
Acts of the Apostles 20:32 NLT
[32] “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself.
Nothing will happen to you without God’s permission.
The word of God has the ability to build you up.
If you don’t give time to God, the devil have free access to you.
If you don’t nurture your spirit, Satan will make mess of you.
