Two Minutes With The Bible - Daily Devotional

Two Minutes With the Bible
Daily Devotional for November 20
SEATED IN HEAVEN
By Cornelius R. Stam

God sees every believer in Christ as already in heaven.

See what the Bible says about this:

"BUT GOD, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY, FOR HIS GREAT LOVE

WHEREWITH HE LOVED US,

"EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN SINS, HATH QUICKENED US

TOGETHER WITH CHRIST (BY GRACE YE ARE SAVED),

"AND HATH RAISED US UP TOGETHER AND MADE US SIT

TOGETHER IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS:

"THAT IN THE AGES TO COME HE MIGHT SHOW THE EXCEEDING

RICHES OF HIS GRACE IN HIS KINDNESS TOWARD US THROUGH

CHRIST JESUS" (Eph. 2:4-7).

Most sincere believers, poorly taught in the Word, are

concerned about getting to heaven, but as far as God is

concerned they are already there. They have been "made

accepted in the Beloved" (Eph. 1:6). God has given them a

position "in Christ."

We are well aware that most of God's people know little

about this experientially, but God says that as far as He is

concerned, they are already in heaven, and this is what

matters. As Christ took our place on Calvary's cross, God

now sees us in Christ, at His own right hand, the place of

favor and honor. This is why the Apostle Paul says to

believers in Christ:

"IF YE THEN BE RISEN WITH CHRIST, SEEK THOSE THINGS

WHICH ARE ABOVE, WHERE CHRIST SITTETH ON THE RIGHT HAND

OF GOD.

"SET YOUR AFFECTION ON THINGS ABOVE, NOT ON THINGS

ON THE EARTH.

"FOR YE ARE DEAD, AND YOUR LIFE IS HID WITH CHRIST IN

GOD" (Col. 3:1-3).

And all this by the free grace of God:

"WHO HATH SAVED US, AND CALLED US WITH AN HOLY

CALLING, NOT ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS, BUT ACCORDING

TO HIS OWN PURPOSE AND GRACE, WHICH WAS GIVEN US IN

CHRIST JESUS BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN" (II Tim. 1:9).

Our hearts go out to those of our readers who have not

yet received this "gift of the grace of God." "Believe on the

Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:31).

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