Far Above

What a wonderful life that has been provided for humanity in the Father's brilliant plan of redemption through Jesus Christ. Let us look at how it unfolds. "and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all." (Ephesians 1:19-23) 

"And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,  in which you 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 you 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 you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; 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)

There is certainly a lot in these passages of scripture that we need to embrace as part of our inheritance in Christ. We see that, Christ was raised from the dead and the Father seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Notice that Christ is not seated above all principality and power and might and dominion, but seated FAR ABOVE all principality and power and might and dominion. Next, we see the Father made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Believers are seated with Christ in heavenly places, and as Christ is, believers are also far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

In other words, in our position in Christ, no demon, evil spirit nor the devil himself can deter us, unless we give them our consent. Our seating with Christ not only puts us far above all principality and power and might and dominion, but also means we reign with Christ from that position. The position of triumph! "For if one man’s offense meant that men should be slaves to death all their lives, it is a far greater thing that through another man, Jesus Christ, men by their acceptance of his more than sufficient grace and righteousness, should live all their lives like kings!" (Romans 5:17 Phillips) Notice, our position in Christ is a position of authority, honor, and triumph, not failure, weakness and defeat. We are in Christ, period! It is not a question of education or ordination but merely a question of believers apprehending our true position in Christ.

God reveals these truths to be so, "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19) "Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven." (Psalm 119:89) "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever." (Isaiah 40:8) God’s Word cannot fail any more than God Himself can fail. He and His Word are one. However, our faith in God’s Word will dictate our confession of it, and our confession of God’s Word is gauged by what we believe. I am not talking about the confession of sin, it is the confession of our position in Christ, of our legal rights, that is, what the Father has done for us in Christ, and what the Holy Spirit has done and is doing in us through the Word. May God help us by the power of the Holy Spirit to enter into the riches of our inheritance in Christ as we sit with Him far above everything that would attempt to lie and or deceive us of our place in Christ. So, stand fast on God's Word and confess our position in Christ. Grace and peace be with you...