THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE -- Tomorrow:
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory" (Col 3:1-4)
Devotion 6 of 25
" . . . where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."
The Spirit does not leave us to speculation in identifying the location of the "things that are above." He is not calling us to some form of subliminal activity, below the threshold of consciousness and apart from cognition. This is not a call to grope about in the dark, like the Eastern mystics, seeking for some soothing feeling or euphoria. This is not referring to some mystical experience in which both the heart and the mind are not involved. Rather, this is an exhortation to consciously and perceptibly appropriate very real things located in a very real place.
WHERE CHRIST SITTETH
" . . . where Christ sitteth . . . " Other versions read, "where Christ is, sitting" (NKJV), and "where Christ is seated" (NIV).
The "things" we are to seek are to be found where Jesus is – where He is presently sitting. To obtain them, we must become Christ-conscious. Our hearts and minds must be preoccupied with where HE is, NOT where we are! If this preoccupation is not realized, we will not be able to safely navigate through this world. That is the reason for this word.
If we are "complete" in Christ, then everything essential to obtaining and maintaining God's great salvation is to be found in Him – and Him alone. Therefore, where Christ "IS" becomes of critical importance. That is the place where needed resources can be found. Our awareness of these resources, as well as our access to them, will be directly proportionate to our perception of Christ's present position.
The reference to Christ sitting is not one concerning an idle Savior. This is a reference to His kingship, for He is seated on a throne in regal splendor and glory. This is a reigning position. Throughout the Old Testament Scriptures, there are repeated references to kings being seated on the throne (1 Kgs 1:13,17,20,24,27,30,35,48; 3:6; 8:20,25; 2 Kgs 10:30; 15:12; 1 Chron 28:5; 2 Chron 6:16; Jer 13:13).
Daniel was given a vision of the "Ancient of days" SITTING upon a throne (Dan 7:9). Zechariah prophesied of the Messiah as one who would "SIT and rule upon His throne," even being a "priest upon His throne" (Zech 6:13).
On the day of Pentecost Peter declared that God had fulfilled His promise to David, to raise up Christ to "SIT on His throne" (Acts 2:30-31). In a stirring message to the seven churches in Asia, Jesus declared He had overcome, and was now SITTING "with My Father in His throne" (Rev 3:21).
The words "where Christ sitteth" are equivalent to "where Christ is reigning." It is where He is presently interceding and mediating the New Covenant (Heb 7:25; 8:6). It is the place from which He is feeding and directing His sheep.
PRAYER POINT: Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You for a reigning Savior who possesses all things required for me to safely navigate from earth to glory.