Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Dwelling High
The Resurrection. So that’s awesome, but what does that exactly mean for me today? I mean, how does it apply to my life on a day to day basis? I’ve always loved the “idea” of the resurrection: After Christ died on the cross and was buried, He was brought back to life and ascended into Heaven to be seated at the right hand of the Father. But how on earth does this apply to me, right here, right now in the flesh—going deeper than just having head knowledge of it? After all, this is something the Heavenly Father wants for us: to figure out what the resurrection personally means to us. And it even almost sometimes sounds magical too, but it is in fact so much more than that. It carries such real-life, ramifications for us today. How? Well, that’s probably the most important question you could ask and I hope seeking the answer changes and blows up your life-- for the good that is.
For me, the resurrection is the equivalent of feeling, breathing, experiencing, and dwelling in LIFE--life for your spirit which carries over to your soul, body, mind and emotions here on earth as we connect to the Heavenly Father.
Eternal life is not just something we experience after we die. The resurrection of Jesus is what pours living oxygen into our beings; it’s what gives our hearts “breath.” It’s what connects us, like an umbilical cord, to the heartbeat of the Father and all of His authority. As we share in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are given an undeniably, amazing amount of kingdom authority and intimate connection to our Father. As it is in Heaven, all of its blessings one by one are given to us, right now, here on earth. This comes by faith, so the only prerequisite to experiencing this is believing and receiving our Lord Jesus Christ. And He indeed wants for us to walk this out with Him and attain the life and authority He has been given as He’s seated at the right hand of the Father. Our job is to find and search out what that life and authority is for us--as we share in His resurrection--on a day to day basis. Or in other words, “breaking it down for ourselves and making it real.”
Jesus dying on the cross was only the beginning. It’s all about what happened afterward, the resurrection, and what is now currently taking place: Jesus is dwelling in the utmost, glorified and lively place that has ever existed or will ever exist, sitting intimately at the side of our dear Father in Heaven. And WE get to share that with Him as we receive Him in our hearts. An infusion of that life is literally downloaded into our minds, bodies and souls “as it is in Heaven” every single day. It’s so amazing to have him in our hearts and share in His present, every day glory. Thank you Jesus not only for your death, but for the life you now dwell in and share with us as you’ve been resurrected.
Scripture of the day: “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.” – Colossians 3:1
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