Ephesians 2:6 (NIV)

6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

Colossians 3:1-4 (NIV)

1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Reflection

The use of the past tense is striking. While we are here waiting for heaven and our resurrection, we see that we are already seated with Christ and we have already been raised up with Him! This doesn’t mean that this is all there is to heaven and we have nothing beyond this to look forward to. The opposite is true. We have been changed and transformed. We have been given new life and are participating in heaven realities. But the result of this is that our longing for heaven would grow. We long to see and experience these things now while we are on earth. But even more long for heaven to come in full. No wonder we are restless with the things of the world. They can’t satisfy our hearts. Only God and the things of heaven can.

Responding to the Transmission

As we have already received life, let’s ask that our whole perspective would be changed. The things of earth are not meant to satisfy and never can. May our hearts be drawn again and again back to God and the things of heaven. Let’s ask that we would experience the realities of heaven now, but that as we do we would have the burning desire to see Christ revealed and heaven come in full.