Why was man created?

On the sixth day, God makes man. And the reason why God created man is clearly stated: ²⁶ Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness];

²⁸ And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) … (Genesis 1: 26,28 The Amplified Bible).

The bible states: on the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work (Genesis 2:2 NLT). Job done - I’ve left my Spirit in man to take charge hereafter.

God is a Spirit and He made man in His image and likeness. God made a spiritual manifestation of Himself from the earthly realm. An earthly being called man that had God’s spiritual personality and moral likeness. Most importantly, God’s instructions to man was clear:

“Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) (AMP).

“Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion (NKJV).

“Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it (NLT).

Not only were the instructions clear. It was an order! It was a commandment. An executive order from God Almighty, The Lord of Hosts, The Lord of Heaven’s Armies.  Man is to subdue the earth and govern it. God had given man his Spirit to enable him to be fruitful in executing the order. 

God delegated authority over the earth to man. Man was to rule, make decrees and pass laws. Man (aka Adam) was given the keys to the earthly kingdom.

God took the Man and set him down in the Garden of Eden to work the ground and keep it in order (Genesis 2: 15 MSG).

The Psalmist wrote: You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority (Psalms 8:6 NLT).

The heavens belong to our God; they are his alone, but he has given us the earth and put us in charge (Psalms 115:16 TPT).

God and Adam were in complete spiritual harmony; God created all the wild animals and gave them to Adam to name. As such, the spiritual connection between God and Adam was in perfect symphony. God then creates a helpmate for Adam and the earth has its first couple - Adam and Eve Earth.

Unfortunately, Adam and Eve blow the greatest deal on the planet! The serpent successfully deceives Eve to doubt the word of God. Adam and Eve disobeyed the word of God. Thereafter, the spiritual connection between God and man is severed. The outcome of the spiritual attack is that they concede power over to Satan. Man lost his authority to govern and the devil becomes the new ruler of the world. Although, God and man were spiritually disconnected, God commences a plan for man to be redeemed from sin.

Heirs! Jesus Christ got our mandate back. Our authority to rule on earth has been restored.  The onus is now on us, the church, YOU to make spiritual decisions, laws here on earth. You Have The Keys!

You have got to get this!! Please read the short post: The Believer’s Authority by Bob Yandian.

It is an absolute must read: https://www.bobyandian.com/bible-topics/the-believers-authority