MONDAY - 10TH JUNE, 2024
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO
MASTER OF CREATION
James 3:3, KJV
"Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body."
If you've been to the slaughter house or seen cows being made ready for slaughter, you'd be shocked at such control that humanity weaves over creation. No matter how refuting the animal may be, he can't just but eventually go down. The size doesn't matter, how intimidating it is doesn't count. What matters is the man who's fearless and equipped with all wisdom to subdue it to the slab.
This image is the same we have in today's anchor verse. The fact that God has given humanity dominion over all of creation could be seen in his subduing grace over it. Horses at their beginning were all wild animals. However, man found a way of domesticating them. Even the domesticated ones are still as stubborn as anything. They're specially strong, wanting to go their own way. For this reason, humanity designs a means of subduing it. He invents the bits which gives the horses away and allows access to turn her whole body whithersoever the rider wants. Without the bits, the horse is not bridled and will only remain a danger. As such, its strength has to be harnessed and wisely concentrated or deployed for use. Yet, what amazes me is such wisdom of man to subdue and bring under rule an animal very fierce for that matter. A horse's kick is reputed strong enough to kill a human. That's why horses are the number one choice animals for battles. Yet, man could bring them and all of creation under subduing to the extent of listing them wherever they want. As powerful or as dangerous a horse is, once it's bridled, it has been captured. This imagery is the colonizing technique of man over all of creatures. The Bible speaking testifies of this, "for every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind" (James 3:7).
Humanity has successfully tamed them all. Reptiles are the most irritating and scary of the animals man wants to have to do. However, you could even have snakes as pets! They've been disarmed. How did we get here if not for the mastery of nature and exercise of authority over it. Mastering the air reaches its peak when humanity built the plane that could travel in the air just like birds do. Yet, it accomplishes that successfully. That is a kind of mastery. The water and underwater aren't spared. From the exploration of the sea bed for mineral resources to the building of great architectural works in water, this mastery and subduing prowess of man over all of creation is seen. Man has been able to train fishes (i.e dolphin), birds (pigeon) and even several animals for several functions. This amidst others is the exercise of man's dominion over creature.
It is this dominion that has made us to have the several advancements or improvements we might have had now. If not, we'd not evolved from the early years of human advancement. Yet, all these achievements were at the Word of God which authorizes man and says, "let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, fowls of the air, creeping animals and over all of creatures." May things be put under your feet! May nothing overgrown you in life. May you be in charge and remain in charge. Amen!
PRAYER: I am in charge. I remain in charge.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: 1 Kings 3:3-4:34, Acts 6:1-15, Psalm 126:1-6, Proverbs 16:26-27
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