Farm animals are willful beasts. Let them have their own way, and they’ll become wild. They must be trained to respond to the reins, so that they can become useful members of the farm.
We must be masters over them. We must guide and direct them. We have all the power, and they must learn that.
Sometimes it’s hard to give up that power.
Genesis 1:26 is when God put the reins in our hands:
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ ”
Psalm 139:1-2 reminds us that the Father is aware of how we treat our charges:
“O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.”
Romans 13:1 tells us our power isn’t absolute:
“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.”
1 Peter 3:7 expects us to share the reins as equals:
“Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.”
Revelation 19:11 is our call to one day turn the reins back over to God:
“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.”
Man thinks he is totally in control, but our reins of power are temporary. We should wield them with care, because one day, the Father will return to take them from us and make this world his own.
When we exercise our authority over this world with care, our Father will view our relationship with him with a gentle eye.
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