I Am SEATED with GOD in the HEAVENLY PLACES in CHRIST
“and seated us with Him in the heavely places in Christ Jesus,“
Work. Work. Work. Do you ever feel that you have to “work” for God? Or, that you have to “work” to make yourself a better Christian? True, we want to serve Christ. And, we want to work heartily for Him. However, our work must flow from a position of deep “seated” gratefulness and knowledge that our work is simply our being His vessels. When we attempt to do “works” for God that originate in our minds rather than heaven, they become burdensome. When we serve Christ out of a determined, “I must get this done,” attitude, we find the task draining. But, when we see all that God has done for us in Christ and that He has seated us in Christ in the heavenly places, our perspective and service changes. Seated in Christ, we whisper prayers to our Father and listen to what He’d like us to do. Filled with His Spirit, we tackle projects; knowing the joy and the gifts of His Spirit that we’re experiencing are flowing from Him.
Heavenly Father, it’s amazing for me to think on how I am seated with You in the heavenly places in Christ. Help me more fully rest in that seated position.