30 Days of Truth
Day 4 – we are one with him
Ephesians 2:5-6 KJV
[5] Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) [6] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
For the born again believer in Christ, we exist in our temporal mortal bodies, while our spirit is connected at all times to God in Heaven.
We are one with Him.
It seems to follow logic that if we are one with God, our character and actions should always be aligned with God’s character and actions.
Unfortunately, that is not the case.
The issue is in our soul/mind.
Over the course of our lives, we have built up bricks of unbelief, cinder blocks of lies, and sandbags of excuses, lest any truth of God’s Word try to escape from our spirit and manifest in our flesh.
We are exceedingly dedicated to trying to live out our Christian existence while simultaneously being dedicated to blocking what God wants to do in us and through us.
Despite all that I’ve just said, we must realize that from God’s perspective, it is finished.
Our perspective is limited to our knowledge of time and the passage of time, but God is timeless and exists beyond the limitations of our understanding.
From God’s perspective, we are ALREADY seated with Christ in heavenly places, and we will indeed BE seated with Him when our mortal bodies pass away.
This connection to the Almighty should encourage us and empower us to overcome.
No longer are we struggling to reach God; to get into God’s presence; to call down the Holy Spirit; to pray enough to move God into action.
We are connected to Him, and He to us.
There is nothing that we cannot do through Him, and nothing that He shouldn’t be able to do through us.
If you would just believe that right now, you are seated with Christ in heavenly places, how would it change your outlook on life?
How would it affect your faith?
This is the first step in renewing your mind, and not merely reading some random passages in your daily Bible study but realizing that you are connected to God all the time.
As we renew our mind daily, these walls we’ve built begin to fall. One by one, they come down, and faith opens the door of our soul to allow our spirit to flow out. Our spirit begins to change our character and our behavior to produce Christ-like fruit, and no longer are we bound by lies, excuses and unbelief.