Have you ever reflected on what life in Christ Jesus really means? What does it do for us here and now? Trusting in Jesus as our Savior is more than a means to get to heaven. It affects us in our daily lives not just our eternal destiny.
What Life in Christ Jesus Leads To Right Now
Take some time to reflect on Ephesians 2:6 and you’ll discover four realities we have in Christ that will make a huge difference in our lives right now.
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus … (Eph. 2:6)
- Power – “And God raised us up with Christ”
Jesus conquered sin and death through His death and resurrection. Being raised with Him suggests His power for us to live victorious now because of His grace toward us.
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved. (Eph. 2:4-5)
His was a physical resurrection and ours is spiritual with the physical yet to come. Because of His resurrection power, we can live from a place of newness, not bound by our old sin nature. (Read: Col. 3:1-14)
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- Peace – “and seated us with Him”
To be able to sit down with our Lord Jesus denotes the fellowship we can enjoy with Him. That’s a place of rest and security. Being in His presence leads to peace (1 Jn. 3:19).
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- Too Hard to Make It Through Life Without Peace (follow related posts for this 5 part series)
- Perspective – “in the heavenly realms”
In Jesus we have a new citizenship, in heaven (Phil. 3:20). When we look at life from our position in the heavenly places, we gain a perspective that enables us to rise above whatever may come our way in this life.
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- Don’t Just Survive, Thrive: Need for Perspective
- Making the Most of Every Opportunity Requires Perspective
- Keeping the Right Priorities Takes Perspective
- Perspective for When Ministry Doesn’t Go as Expected
- Perspective Needed to Adapt
- Purpose – “in Christ Jesus”
As the Apostle Paul said, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain” (Phil. 1:21). To live for Christ is about more than just doing what Jesus would do but becoming more and more conformed to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29). This is God’s objective for us “in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus” (Eph. 2:7). We are a demonstration of His grace.
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sooooo motivating
Amen!
Amen, I have to read this article over and over again. Awesome!
Praise God for His wonderful grace given to us.
How true, Cherry! God’s grace is so very wonderful!! — “Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.” (Jn. 1:16)