In John 14, Jesus tells us it is time for us to know our heavenly position in him. He explained to the disciples, “Because I live, you will live also. On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in me, and I in you” (John 14:29-20). We are now living in “that day” Jesus speaks of. In short, we are to understand our heavenly position in the Messiah.
Most of us do know our position in the Messiah; that we are seated with him in heavenly places, but do we know it with a full understanding. What does the expression “our position in the Messiah” mean? Very simply, the position is “where one is placed, where one is.” God has placed us where we are, which is in the Messiah Jesus.
In turn, the Messiah is in the Father and is seated at His right hand. Therefore, if we’re in the Messiah Jesus, then we’re actually seated with Jesus in the throne room, where he is. That means we are sitting in the presence of our God and Father Yehovah. This is what Paul refers to when he says we’re made to “sit together in the heavenly places in the Messiah Jesus:"
Ephesians 2:4-6: God, being rich in mercy, for the great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, He made us alive together with the Messiah, and raised us up with him, and made us sit with Him in the heavenly [places], in the Messiah Jesus:
The moment you place your trust in the Messiah, you are placed into him by faith. God acknowledges you in His son, seating you with Jesus in the heavenly places. So now, as you surrender your will in covenant faithfulness to Yehovah Elohim - God, you are able to claim all the spiritual blessings that come with your position in His son.
Of course, being “in the Messiah” doesn’t mean you leave this earth. No, heaven has come down to you. The Messiah Jesus, the Son of God, and God the Father have come into your heart and made their abode there: “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word; and my Father will love him/her and we will come to him/her and make our home with him/her” (John 14:23).
Seek first the Kingdom of God (Mat:6:33) leaving your sins and worldly pursuits behind and “lay aside every fleshly weight that so easily besets you.” Realize fully your position in the heavenly places in the Messiah. He has called you to enter into the joy of your acceptance in him. So, when you wake up tomorrow, shout, “Hallelujah! Praise God! I’m accepted by my God and Father Yehovah in His son, the lord Messiah Jesus and am seated in the heavenly places in him.”
Praise Yehovah! What an amazing position He has placed me in and what a responsibility to bring glory to His name by telling others what He has done for me and will do for them if they believe in the one whom He has sent and repent and are baptized!
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