James Bryan Smith’s thought from above in this episode is: “You are already there.” Over the last several episodes; 101, 103, 104, and 106, we have been been unpacking some of the key aspects of what it means that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God. Smith goes on to explain that Jesus is what God is like—kind, loving, compassionate, holy and powerful. He then quotes Ephesians 2:6 to unpack his thought from above. “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,”

We are now seated with Christ and our life is now hidden in his (Col. 3). Smith closes the episode with a quote from Randy Alcorn. “In a metaphysical sense, we’ve already entered heaven’s community. Heaven, then, isn’t only our future home. It’s our home already, waiting over the next hill. If we really grasp this truth, it will have a profound effect on our holiness. No wonder the devil is so intent on keeping us from grasping our standing in Christ—for if we see ourselves in heaven with Christ, we’ll be drawn to worship and serve him here and now, creating ripples in heaven’s waters that will extend outward for all eternity.”

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