Seated with Christ in heavenly places, you may have heard the term and wondered; “How does that work, I am here on earth how do I sit with him”?
Eph 2:6; For he raised us from the dead along with Christ, and we are seated with him in the heavenly realms—all because we are one with Christ Jesus.
So the scripture says this is where we sit, and sit here we must, because the view from heaven changes our mindsets and is a trigger for transformation in our hearts and those we speak to.
We are the carriers of His glory because of the presence of God in our lives. Such a great gospel, such a liberating message.
John14:19-20: In just a little while the world will not see me again, but you will. For I will live again, and you will, too. When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
His life was laid down that we might gain access to the portals of heaven, that glory might reign again in the creation of God. IN fact he has become our door into heaven, and we have become his door into the earth.
His blood brings release from sin & shame to bring the fullness of all that God has and had for his creation. The blood of Jesus removes our sins as far as the east is from the west so that we might boldly enter into the very throne of God.
Hebrews 4:16: So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.
Eph 3:12; Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come fearlessly into God’s presence, assured of his glad welcome.
WHO ARE YOU?
To be a child before God is to recognize our total need of Him. A child relies on his Father for everything: for provision, for shelter, for comfort, for love, for guidance, for wisdom and for counsel. To be a child before God is to be loved and protected by the Father. I think at times we all grow to be bumptious teenagers in the Kingdom of God, but the longer we are Christians, the more we realize we know very little, and then as we grow older we return to being children again before God.
Every breath we draw is a gift from God and today we are alive by His grace. He has given us a free will, but it is in our interest to yield that will to Him. It won’t take away our freedom. It will in fact give us greater freedom as we learn that He is the Master and we are the canvas. The work of the Master is what people will stand in awe of not the canvas..
IT’S A MATTER OF SONSHIP
The matter of Sonship needs to be grasped by us in order for us to walk freely in and out of His glory. We never come boasting but we can come confident of His welcome because the words of the cross “It is finished” are engraved on us. In order to come into this place of gazing all we have to do is enter through Jesus. His invitation is there for all to come boldly. But don’t come through religion and don’t come without first coming into Christ, but what ever you do please come.
We become what we gaze upon therefore it stands to reason that if we gaze upon the beauty of the Father we will ultimately become one who is truly found in His image. And if we observe the words of the Holy Spirit and allow Him to lead us into the heart of Jesus our hearts are transformed into the nature of a Son and not that of a slave.
STEPPING INTO HIM
A soul bound by religious duty can only be obedient to the boundaries the religion provides; The vision of that soul is narrow and darkened and produces striving, and this striving to please proves tiresome. A soul in total union with Christ is a soul full of Joy because He (Jesus) has completed the work. Therefore Obedience to Christ brings us into a wide place full of light and this union produces the highest form of worship - rest in our soul is its fruit.
THE DEVILS SAID WHAT?
You are called to walk in amazing Spiritual revelation and understanding But the devil wants you to stay convinced that the old man is not good enough to receive! What the devil says is true! The old man isn’t good enough to enter in but you are a new creation the old man has passed away behold all things have become new. Jesus crucified the old and raised the new. When you feel like the old nature is not good enough Just thank the Devil for reminding you that the old man isn’t good enough and has been buried in baptism with Jesus, You now enter into the Spirit as a new creation, something the devil can never partake of.
OUR VIEW DETERMINES OUR PERSPECTIVE
WINDOWS
If we don’t see things from a Spiritual perspective then it’s like living in a house with fantastic views, but choosing to live in a room with no windows! Our perspective will be “This is a dull and dark place”! How many have that viewpoint about God? Lots because they choose not to partake of all that is available in the Spiritual realm. We live in a house with eternal views but choose to stay in the room with no windows. The eyes of our heart are enlightened as we choose to exit the darkened room and enter into the glorious balcony with eternal views.
BLINDS & CURTAINS
if in winter our blinds are pulled and the fire is burning, Even though its snowing outside our perspective will be different than if we were outside in the snow. This causes us to adjust how we dress and present ourselves. The key to living an atmosphere of heaven and in the constant temperature of heaven is learning to live in Jesus. Our perspective then is always a heavenly one therefore if it's winter or summer all we see and experience is heaven. Because in him that is the view. How we dress and present ourselves in the spirit now becomes a reflection of the atmosphere and our position in Him. Our perspective of what we see is determined by our view of God. If we are to see as God sees then we must see ourselves as a new creation totally hidden in Christ. Being hidden in Christ does not restrict our view but opens our eyes to a glorious realm with majestic unrestricted views of God.
DWELLING IN OUR MANSION
If we dwell in a house where the eyes of our understanding are opened to all that is available in the Spiritual realm, then we will release how dead our old house really is, because we see the mansion prepared for us. My hearts desire for you today is that we will all see the house as Jesus sees it. The only way this can happen is that we give up trying to build the house and realise that he has Created a mansion through the Blood of Jesus. No amount of renovation on the old building will make it new. But by stepping into Christ we see our glorious mansion.
TRAVELING AS A FRIEND AND NOT SERVANT.
A strong horse is a wonderful creation, Although it has great strength and power, it yields to the reins and allows itself to be directed toward its masters desires, as the horse becomes more used to his maters will and desires the master can keep a relaxed grasp on the reins and a measure of trust is developed between master and Strong willed beast, a bond and a friendship develops out of this trust.
The Lords desire for us all is that we yield to the reins so that we travel as brothers and friends and not as master and servant
STAYING IN HIM
A branch cannot survive without its connection to the vine. Without it, it will wither and die. So it is with us. We are just branches connected into the True Vine. From this Vine we get everything that sustains our lives, and causes growth and the production of fruit. It is a joy for us, to abandon ourselves to Jesus. “Remain in Me,” Jesus said. Not just during times of prayer, or worship but every hour of the day and night. Abandoned to the Lord we produce a crop, first fruits for the Lord.
IAN W JOHNSON
