The most mischievous thing in life is man’s reluctance to perceive his own dominion. God has given us dominion over all things, but we shrink like frightened children from assuming it, although that assuming is the one and only escape for us.
Jesus, who knew the human heart, and understood our weakness in this respect, commands us,
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened (Matthew 7:7-8).
Is not this the Magna Carta of personal freedom for every man, woman, and child on earth? Is not this the decree of the emancipation of the slaves of every kind of bondage, physical, mental, or spiritual? We have no business accepting ill-health, or poverty, or sinfulness, or strife, or unhappiness, or remorse, with resignation. We have no right to accept anything less than freedom and harmony and joy, for only with these things do we glorify God, and express His holy will, which is our raison d’etre.
We are to reorganize our lives in accordance with his teaching, continuously and untiringly until our goal is attained. That this attainment, that our victory over every negative condition is not merely possible but is definitely promised to us, finds its proof in these glorious words.
This startling reality can be one of the hardest biblical truth for humans to grasp. It places full responsibility on us for our mental state and our physical environment. It also demands that we accept personal responsibility for any lack of dominion we endure. It strips us of our ability to rationalize that which afflicts us and forces us to exercise power that scares us. As former slaves found out, freedom is not easy. Folks, it ain’t easy being God’s children either.
The good news is once we have assumed the mantle of dominion and arranged our lives and priorities around that reality, we are freed from the yoke of limitation. Then we will be fully capable of living in the Eden God gave us here below as we build our mansion in heaven. We will be free to live in joy, peace and grace while shining God’s light on those around us. And, we will be joined in spirit and truth with our heavenly father and enjoying the protection and safety found in his arms; safe and free here below and assured of our eternal joy in our next existence.
Accepting the mantle,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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