There has always been a belief by some people, based on certain passages in the Bible and their understanding of those passages, that God has power only in heaven because He Himself gave power over the earth to the children of men. Let us go to the beginning. In Genesis 1:26-30:
And 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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
God indeed gave dominion over all He had created to man. It is based on this that some believe God has no control or power over the earth. (Notice that God did not give dominion to man over fellow man.) It was this control that the devil, through the serpent, deceived man into surrendering, and the control was wrestled from man. That was why Satan was bold enough to tell Jesus that if He would bow down and worship him, he would give Jesus all. Matthew 4:8-9.
Thanks be to God, Jesus eventually defeated the devil and wrestled the control of the earth back for man. One of the reasons why He had to come as man. Even though there was really no time when man had absolute control of the earth, yet Jesus established the fact that the power given by man to the devil had been taken back by another of the human race. It was given to him by the first Adam, but the last Adam took it back.
We need to know that there is no way the spirit world can operate on earth without the consent or cooperation of man, the original power holder over the earth. So you can see the devil fighting ceaselessly to get at least one man on earth through whom his plan and purpose to kill, steal, and destroy can be achieved.
But in spite of all his efforts, God is still the One with absolute power over heaven and earth. He established the laws and decrees that govern the earth. You have heard that all thrones and dominions are established by Him, and He has the power to remove one and put another in place. No matter how powerful a man is, God can pull him down and raise another in his place. He is the giver of the breath of life in man’s nostrils, and He alone can withdraw it at any time He pleases.
Though men in power will want you to believe that they can do and undo, and sometimes it feels as if they are prospering, a day will come when their atrocities are full, and the Almighty will arise and deal with them. For reference, ask Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, and others like them. God used Nebuchadnezzar mightily and gave him so much power, but as soon as he got to a level where he believed his achievements were by his own power, the Owner of the power humbled him. For seven years he became like an animal, eating grass and living in the wild.
There were many other people whom God used mightily in biblical times, and I am sure many are still being used right now. However, the day they begin to believe they have all the power or that they can do and undo, that is when their downfall begins.
We must understand our place as human beings and the purpose of our creation. Study the Bible and you will hear of Pharaoh, Cyrus the Great (whose birth was prophesied about 150 years before he was born), called God’s anointed, and others like him. You must settle this one fact: all thrones, dominions, and powers are established by God, and He alone has absolute power and control over all.
The people we see as mighty today, when their time ends, the Almighty will put others in their place. No human being lasts forever. No matter how long you spend on earth, ask Methuselah, who lived for over nine hundred years, he eventually died.
So what are we driving at here? The One who is in absolute control, who put them there and can remove them at any time, gave you, and is still giving you, the way of escape. You have the Spiritual Intelligence (SI) needed to live successfully here on earth, how to escape evil, and how to be victorious, yet you still refuse to make use of all these resources.
You cannot continue to disregard His commands and nudges and then complain when evil prospers in your life. The extent to which you obey Him is the extent to which you will be delivered from the calamity that overruns the world.
Today, you can decide to obey His commands or continue to wallow in problems. You can decide to draw closer to Him because He alone has all the intelligence you need to be at the top of your career, ministry, or vision, or you can continue to complain and join others in blaming God for all the calamities in the world.
You can continue to live like an orphan without hope when you have access to the most Powerful and Influential Creator. A lot of us believe that if we were related to any of the names on the Forbes list of the richest men on earth, our lives would be far better. My friend, you are mistaken. The fact that you are related to them does not mean they can help you, except the Mighty One directs them to do so.
The One whose favor you need to seek is the Almighty God, whose word stands forever. David confirmed this in Psalms 37:35-37:
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psalms 62:11- God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
You Will Succeed.