Morning by Morning, October 26 - Alive in Christ in the Heavenly Realm and in the Earthly Realm Good morning, Lord Jesus. I’m alive in Christ, lifted up with You in the heavenly places with You in my spirit -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ... Even as I pray out these words to direct my attention to You in these first moments of my morning, Your Word comes to my mind and rises up in my heart from Ephesians Chapter 2: “And (us) He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which (we) once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace (we) have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the 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 in Christ Jesus. For by grace (we) have been saved through faith, and that not of (ourselves); it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:1-10). By the mercy of Your grace and the mystery of faith, I’m alive in You, lifted up in You, abiding with You in the heavenly places of Your Presence. In that realm of the heavenly places, I am free and forgiven, filled with peace and joy, at home in Your heart and embraced in Your love. Lord, let it be so on earth as it is in heaven--here in my heart and mind and will and emotions and body and in every moment of my day for every day of my life--as it already is in heaven. Teach how to live from there--there where I am already in that dimension of my life, that realm of my present existence, where Your Word says I’m already “raised up” to “sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus” with You (v. 6). “There” is not so much a place, as a realm and dimension of existence. And that realm is just as real as this earthly realm. Open the eyes of my heart to see more, hear more, experience more of that realm “in the heavenly places” where my heart is aligned with Your heart, my thoughts are aligned with Your thoughts, my will is aligned with Your will, my words are aligned with Your words (Ephesians 1:18). I’m “there” already in my spirit. Keep me “there” with you now “in the heavenly places”, even as I go about the moments of my day “here” in the earthly places of this realm that’s also just as real as that realm. Give me grace to understand and embrace that I live in both realms at the same time and You are with me in Your abiding Presence all the time (Matthew 28:20; Romans 8:9). I’m alive in You and You’re alive in me--“Christ in (me), the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today. In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you grow in your understanding and embrace your reality of living in the realm of the heavenly places as well as in the realm of the earthly places, where Christ is in you and you are in Christ in both realms, in Jesus' name. And I join with you as you stand with Israel in prayer. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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