Heavenly perspectives!
Verse for Today: Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Ephesians 2:6 – (God) raised
us up with (Christ) and seated us with Him in the Heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
It is important for us to know
who we are and where we dwell to know what our perspectives are. God’s children
are the new creation with a new heart and new mind along with new thinking pattern,
objectives, priorities and aspiration. We are made co-heirs with Jesus Christ
and are made to be seated with Him in heaven. Having done this great and
benevolent act for us who are unworthy,, God has given us His Spirit to equip
and empower us to live to bear practical witness to this truth. With the help
of the Holy Spirit, we should be in a position to live in the heavenly places
even while we are here on earth. It practically ought to mean that we would be
detached from all the worldly entanglements. It means that we will have a
heavenly perspective in all that we think and do. Such heavenly perspectives
will make us live happily even in the worst of worldly circumstances because we
live here on earth as if we are in heaven. There is no disappointment in
heaven. There are no shortages in heaven. But when we encounter such realities
in life while here on earth, our lives ought to reflect heavenly reactions and
not earthly responses. In other words, we ought to rise above the petty issues
of earth and reach the level of heavenly life. We must think the heavenly way
and live on heavenly resources which are given to us. When the wind of frustrations blows against us,
we must rise above its level and climb up to dwell in the heavenly realms in
our attitudes, priorities and aspirations with the help of the Holy Spirit. Our seating with Christ indicates that we are co-owners
of the heavenly inheritance. So we ought to behave like the possessors of all
the richness of God in Christ and treat the earthly cares accordingly.
Dear friend, if you care to look
into the Word of God which is the spiritual mirror, you will see yourself in
the image of Christ as a heavenly princess or princesses. You are seated not
with any of the heavenly beings because your seat is with Christ Jesus. You are
the co-owner of all the riches in glory which are set apart as your heavenly
inheritance. These resources are available for you to live here on earth. So it is important that you quit living as if
you are a destitute here on earth. Perhaps you might be poor according to the
world’s standards. But you are a prince with God here and now. It means that
your attitude towards all things around must be heavenly. Your failures,
losses, shortages and inadequacies need not bother you because these do not
matter at all from the heavenly point of view. Such a heavenly perspective will
help you to brush them aside and keep marching to Zion. While you are physically
here on earth, your Lord will sustain you by His hand and eyes and meet all your
needs. He will give you contentment on
earth if your perspective is heavenly. You need to look at all your situations
with heavenly perspective. Perhaps your difficult situations are permitted by
God to test to see whether you react with earthly or heavenly perspectives. It
might be God’s instrument to strengthen your faith. It might also help you to evaluate
your situations from the eternal standpoint and values. Today we are reminded
to think on the eternal and the heavenly rather than the temporal and the
earthly. Such heavenly perspective will take away our cares and make us joyful
people who exhibit the characteristics of heavenly life here on earth.
Colossians 3:2 – set your mind
on things above, not on earthly things.
Thought for Today
Look at earthly situations through heavenly eyes and handle it with
heavenly resources.
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