UNDERSTANDING YOUR GENESIS MANDATE

Introduction:

God is a God of destiny, a God of plan and a God of purpose – nothing was created or made without a plan and purpose. God’s greatest desire is for every person to discover and fulfill his/her destiny in life. The greatest failure of a man is to succeed in many things and fail to discover and fulfill his destiny in life.

the purpose and destiny of god for every fish is to live and function in the water, therefore, as a result, everything the fish needs to become fruitful, successful, and fulfilled is in the water. the fish responsibility is not to seek for things but to remain in the water – that is why you can never take fish out of water and expects it to survive.

likewise, the purpose and destiny of god for every man is to live and function under the government rulership of god, therefore, as a result, everything a man needs to be fruitful, successful, and fulfilled is in his kingdom. it is man’s responsibility to seek after god’s kingdom government rather than seeking for things. discovering and applying the kingdom governmental laws and principles of god is the whole duty of man. as fish is designed to live and function by water, so man is designed to live and function by the principles of God’s Word – kingdom principles and laws. (Matt. 4: 4)

a nation establishes laws – to save the lives and properties of their citizens – law is not meant to destroy but to save you from destruction – the sanitary laws and traffic laws are meant to protect our environment from pollution and to minimize accidents on our roads. imagine if adam has kept god’s command – death would not have come – god gave him that law to protect him from death.  jesus christ was so powerful and effective on this earth that nothing could stop him, even death – because he lived and functioned under god’s government rulership.

for example, the laws of tithe and offering is to preserve your finance from devourer – but if you choose not to apply them, you open up your finance for the devourer to destroy – it is your choice, not satan or witches. religion has taught us that satan is our greatest enemy, but the bible has a different view – it says your greatest enemy is ignorance – lack of knowledge of god’s word.

GENESIS MANDATE:

learning about the genesis mandate will help us understand our purpose and destiny as human beings – genesis records that human beings were created in the image and likeness of god for the purpose of representing the kingdom of god on earth – that means human beings were god’s representatives on earth.

Restoring your genesis mandate is god’s ultimate plan and purpose – and he hasn’t changed his mind about it and it will continue to be his mind. from the moment adam lost his rulership dominion over the earth and was expelled from the garden of eden god has been working all things after the counsel of his own will – to restore YOU and this world and everything in it back to its original state in creation – genesis is the beginning of all things and all things shall return again as it was in genesis before the fall of man.

the purpose and destiny of man is hidden within the first statement that god made unto man – therefore everything you need to become all that you’re created to be in this life is packaged within that statement. according to genesis account of creation, god created man (male and female) in his own image and likeness and blessed (to blessed also means to be empowered, to be equipped) them to do the following;

1. to be fruitful (productive, creative, industrious, dynamic, constructive, rich, successful, profitable) on earth…spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially. etc

2. to multiply (increase, grow, develop, reproduce, enlarge, add to, advance, expand, mature, progress) on earth…spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially. etc

3. to fill (pervade, charge, impart, permeate, saturate, reveal, expose, disclose, convey, communicate, teach, inform, and tell) the whole earth with god’s glory in you…

4. to subdue (suppress, hold back, retrain, conquer, control, defeat, overpower, and overcome) the earth and use its resources to extend god’s kingdom to others…

5. to dominate (control, rule, lead, govern, direct, dictate, take over, manage, organize, be in charge of, have power, be in command) the elements of the sea, the air, and the ground on god’s behalf…

in other words, god gave them (male and female) the authority to rule and dominate the earth as kings, rulers, and leaders – therefore all mankind were designed by god to function on earth as kings and rulers through the image of god in them. part of god’s image is the ability to create, design and construct our dreams into reality, just as god created, designed and constructed light out of darkness.

there is something in every person that the world is waiting for and also ready to pay for it – that thing is your god-given gifts and talents. every person is created to have dominion on earth through his/her god-given gifts and talents. that is why only those who discover, develop and deploy their gifts and talents can rules in the affairs of life. show me any successful man or woman, and you see god-given gifts and talents on display. discovering your God-given gifts and talent is the key to discover destiny.

KINGDOM GARDEN PRINCIPLE:

for adam to fulfill his genesis mandate assignment, god planted a garden in the east of eden and put him there to exercise his god-given potentials. by the same principle, god has planted a garden of eden for every person (family and nation) to dress and keep through the release of their God given potentials (gifts and talents). In doing so they would find fulfillment and satisfaction whilst discovering, developing and deploying their gifts and talents within the context of their relationship with God (and with one another). every garden contains everything the person (family or nation) could ever need, just as everything adams family needed was within the garden. the garden contains more than enough to make every person (family or nation) great and successful – that means god never create any person (family or nation) to live in poverty, if only they can stand in their God-given gifts and talents.

according to genesis 2: 8-12….

1. there is a garden of eden for every person on this earth to dress and keep. garden represents your place of divine assignment whether in your local church, your office, your home, your neighborhood, and nation. your garden contains every good thing you need in order to succeed.

2. there is trees planted around every garden – trees contains abundance of treasures and riches of different kinds. trees represents people of different kinds – among these people, some will be a blessing to your garden while some will be a source of trouble. therefore, you must seek god’s wisdom to know the trees to eat from and those not to eat from – not all trees (people) will produce a fruit of blessings.

3. there is a river that waters every garden – the river contains abundance of mineral resources to make every garden beautiful and attractive. the river represents the holy spirit – there is no person that can ever prosper without having an intimate fellowship with the spirit of god. any garden that is not watered can never be beautiful, likewise, any person or family without a good relationship with the holy spirit.

4. there is gold and precious stone hidden within every family garden – these gold and precious stone represents the money that you will ever need in your lifetime.

when we combine all these things together, it becomes obvious that god has a good plan for every person or family or nation, therefore never created any person to live in poverty but in abundance. by the account of god’s creation, before any person, family, or nation came into existence god has put in place everything they need to live comfortably.

CONCLUSION:

for example, seed must “submit” to being planted in the soil if it is to grow and produce fruits; in this sense, the soil is the domain of the seed. fish must “submit” to living in water in order to survive; so the water is the domain of the fish. in the same principle, man must “submit” to the “government” or “rulership” of the kingdom of god in order to live a successful kingdom life.

church is not what we do on sundays but church is what we are everyday…when we stop doing the church and start being the church, it is then the kingdom of god will come and his will be done on earth as it is in heaven…in other words, we will bring the heaven on earth…and our world will be a better place to live as god intended.

this is the ultimate of purpose and mission of jesus christ – he came to establish the “government” of the kingdom of heaven on earth in the hearts of men as god intended in the beginning of man’s creation.

the kingdom government of god is the master key to unlock your garden of eden on earth. how long shall you continue to struggle? it is time to take a stand in the kingdom of god in order to experience the unique abundance lifestyle under the government of the kingdom of god on earth.

the kingdom is our key to a better future…the kingdom is our key to divine security…the kingdom is our key to divine prosperity…the kingdom is our key to a life of greatness, fruitfulness and fulfillment…take away the kingdom man has no future…our destiny is in the kingdom of god.