We are SEATED.

Not striving to be with Him.

Not rushing to keep up with Him.

Not pushed to perform for Him.

Ephesians 2:6 says, “For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.”

Because of Jesus, we are seated.

Through Jesus, we are seated.

By Jesus, we are seated.

I feel that I have forgotten this lately.

Can anyone relate?

I am several weeks into summer “break”, but the brakes aren’t working. I feel like I’m cruising high-speed downhill with no way to stop.

The wheels won’t stop spinning.

My hands won’t stop working

My mind won’t stop racing.

In hopes of finding rest and breaking free,

I did a deeper dive into Ephesians 2.

Here’s what I found.

The Greek word for seated is sugkathizó:

to make to sit together

to place together

to give or take a seat

We see this word used in Luke 22:55

describing Peter sitting down around a fire.

And again in 1 Peter 3:22, “Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.”

Because of our identity in Jesus and unity

with Jesus, this is our present position.

This is our posture.

This is our power.

While our feet our on earth,

our spirit sits with Him in heaven.

A seat that was given by grace.

A seat that was bought with blood.

A seat that has His authority.

A seat that has victory.

So, here’s my invitation today.

Will you take your seat, please?

Father,

We thank You for making a way for us to abide in You and rest with You. We are sorry for times we forget where we belong, seated with You. Let us return to a posture of rest, purpose, power, and victory, and invite others to join us 🪑🤍

Amen.