Genesis 1:28 - “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful,and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it…”
Subdue means to hold within limits and control e.g. "subdue one's appetites"; get on top of; deal with successfully, overcome, suppress.
The final thing God told Adam and Eve to do was to subdue the earth. If God told man to subdue the earth, that meant earth was not already subdued. The earth was wild, out of control, wants to rise up and take man over, it rose in battle.
The earth was insubordinate and rebellious. Another word for the earth is the world, flesh, life
The earth needed to be tamed, broken like a wild horse. A wild horse is not really of much practical use until it's broken.
Wild horses have an innate fight or flight response. The animal must eventually learn to respond positively to a tamer’s presence, listen to him and move according to his leading & “command”.
Remember that God did not create the earth to be wild, uncontrollable, for God is not an author of confusion – 1st Corinthians 14:33. So, what happened to make the earth wild and rebellious? SIN….yes, SIN.
The Lord grant us grace to subdue the earth & overcome all that’s in the world, in Jesus Name.
You will have good success this 2018.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.
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