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.” - Genesis 1:26

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” - Genesis 1:27-28

Dominion is a topic that many of us talk about but few of us really possess.

Dominion in its simplest form is power, authority or control over something or someone.

• It is the ability to request or command and expect a fulfillment of that appeal. To have dominion is to rule, to be in charge.
• Spiritual dominion begins in you. You will never be able to exercise power or authority over anything until you have first conquered self.
• For a saint of God understanding dominion is crucial to his walk with God. A lack of understanding in this area could cost him spiritually and naturally too.
• Dominion is about knowing who you are in Christ and understanding that in you, through Him is the power to lay hold onto the promises of God and possess them until the day of Christ.
• Dominion is understanding that you can do what God said you can do

1. D = Discover Your Source Of Dominion

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints - Ephesians 1:15-18

• We have to understand the exceeding great power we have through Jesus Christ.
• Jesus took the dominion from Satan and turned and gave the keys to the church.
• Now keys are made to lock and unlock things, so you have the power to bind and to loose situations in your life.
• The power and source of your dominion comes directly from heaven. It comes through Jesus Christ. You make Him Lord of your life and learn these principles and you'll get dominion. - It does not come through human ability but a spiritual power. We are a people of dominion.

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love - Ephesians 3:14-17

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church - Ephesians 3:20

2. O = Obtain Knowledge on The Effective Use Of Your Weapons

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free - John 8:32

The word cannot build faith in you until you learn to abide in it. Jesus tells us this in John 15:7, "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you."

• Just as the conflict is spiritual so our weapons are spiritual also. 2 Cor 10: 3 We have prayer and we have the sword of the spirit.
• We need for our prayer to be fervent and you'll never have effective, fervent prayer until you tap into the Holy Spirit for He anoints you to pray
• Everyone that is going to walk in dominion must be people of PRAYER, and they must know the WORD.
• The word of God must be hidden in your heart so that when an attack comes you can use that double edged sword. It will cause exploits from you. Get to know His word
• Prayer is the power that accomplishes things when nothing else will.
• Faith gives you dominion and a person with faith walks with God.

3. M = Maintain Your Relationship With The Body Of Christ

For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20

And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10:25

• The Body of Christ is a divine relationship with Jesus Christ. Christ's body is a living, moving entity. Stay close to the church. Colossians 1:18
• Jesus said the gates of hell will not prevail against His church. Follow His commands and pay your tithe and the devil will never prevail.
• God said we should prove Him on this. It will cause blessings to flow because you're a part of His body.
• Do you need healing or a miracle, then get the body to praying for you. The people should be worshiping him through prayer and praise, they should be pulling praise out of the preacher.
• We are in Him and He is in us. We are also seated together. We are to reign as priests and kings before His throne. We're in the world but not of this world. Eph 2: 5

4. I = Identify Your Enemy

• How can you win a battle if you don't know who you are fighting? The devil is subtle.
• You'll never have victory if you don't learn to identify your enemy. It's not your husband, nor your employer, nor people in your church, but it is the devil that you are dealing with not people
• Battles are not natural, they are spiritual.
• We must remind the devil that he is defeated, that Jesus already won the battle, and that truth and knowledge of His word gives you the victory. Colossians 2:15.

5. N = Never Stay Unprepared

• Stay in the blood, the devil tries to get us away from our covenant. He knows your weaknesses and he'll come at you through them.
• Fortify your weakness with the word of God, and God will turn that weakness around and make it your strength in Him.
• Don't ever let your guard down. You're devil proof by the blood of Jesus, so hold on to your weapons and never lay them down.
• The devil wants you to stay confused and not battle ready. So watch for these subtle moves the devil does and you will begin to recognize your enemy and his plans.
• Never take your eyes off Jesus. Don't look at man, they will disappoint you. Your family will hurt you and friends too, so stay focused on Christ.

6. I = Imbibe The Spirit of Praise

• Learn how to use the weapon of praise. Punish the devil with your praise.
• God inhabits the praises of His people. Make the devil listen to your praise. You can't think a praise and punish the devil but if you'll use your voice and speak praise, the devil will have to listen.
• Try praising the Lord in the midst of a hard place and see how quickly you come out of it. Acts 16: 25
• God is searching the heart who is praying, and who is praising Him. He is looking to see who is sold out for Him.

7. O = Obey The Lord Always

• Complete obedience to God is one of the keys to a life of dominion. We are ready to punish all disobedience only when our own obedience is perfect. 2 Cor 10: 5-6
• Saul loses dominion because of his disobedience, and he was described as a rebellious person. 1 Sam 15: 11 – 23.
• Jesus said the proof of our love for Him is our obedience to His commands. If we are going to have and maintain the dominion Christ has giving us, we must walk in absolute obedience to His words and commands at all times.

8. N = Never Share of His Glory

• There is always the temptation of ascribing the glory to ourselves whenever we have victory.
• We think and boast of how many days we fast, and how best we prayed. But God wants us to return all the glory back unto Him alone.
• Sharing of His glory will amount to pride on our own part, and God resists the Proud, but gives grace to the humble.

The Places of Walking in Dominion - We need the identify the areas of our lives that God wants us to have dominion.