Josh Sanders
Nov. 3, 2015
Living out of Heavenly Places
Colossians 3: 1-2 The
Mirror Bible
"3: 1 You are in
fact raised together with Christ! Now ponder with persuasion the consequence of
your co-inclusion in him. Relocate yourselves mentally! Engage your thoughts
with throne room realities where you are co-seated with Christ in the executive
authority of God’s right hand. 3: 2 Becoming affectionately acquainted with
throne room thoughts will keep you from being distracted again by the
earthly (soul-ruled) realm."
Remember, The Mirror Bible translation is taken from the
perspective of “Sonship,” Your FATHER in Heaven, wanted you to know what it was
like to be his son so much, that he sent his only SON to show you what he is
like and what is Kingdom is like. Like a mirror…
Zechariah 3 read the
whole chapter,
Jeshua’s clothing was
filthy as he stood there before the angel. 4So the angel said to the others
standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said,
“See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new
clothes.”
5Then I said, “They should also place a clean turban on
his head.” So they put a clean priestly turban on his head and dressed him in
new clothes while the angel of the lord stood by.
6Then the angel of the
lord spoke very solemnly to Jeshua and said, 7“This is what the lord of
Heaven’s Armies says: If you follow my ways and carefully serve me, then you
will be given authority over my Temple and its courtyards. I will let you walk
among these others standing here.
8“Listen to me, O
Jeshua the high priest, and all you other priests. You are symbols of things to
come.
We are now seated in Christ in Heavenly places. We have a
voice in the heavenly courts. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies listen to our voice.
We are Kings and Priests because of the Blood that Jesus shed on the cross. "Unto Him that loved us, and washed us
from our sins in His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and
His Father…" (Rev. 1:5-6). "Thou…hast redeemed us unto God by Thy
blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made
us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth" (Rev.
5:9-10).
We, as the Ekklesia (governmental authority of Heaven on
earth), have the privilege to carry out our heavenly kingship on earth. Jesus
is LORD and KING over us; we are lords and kings under his authority. So as we
listen to and rely on our Fathers voice, His Word and Holy Spirit’s leading, we
bring heaven to earth.
This is how father intended it to be since the beginning. Listen
to how he speaks to Moses; 4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians.
You know how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5Now if
you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from
among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. 6And you will
be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to
the people of Israel.”
Can you hear the voice of a father in how he speaks? It’s as
if he is saying, “I am so excited to bring you away from your enemies, now let
me tell you why I made you… it’s so you can rule and reign on earth and bring
my heavenly government.” I think as a priest you have the privilege of being in
his presence and spending time with your heavenly daddy. And being a King on
earth is just one of the perks of being in His Presence and bringing his will
to earth. (That’s why Jesus taught us to pray “your will be done”) We need to
be in his presence to understand the details of carrying out his will.
But we know that, we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood
enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against
mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly
places. (Eph 6: 12) So how do live this out continually on a moment by
moment, day by day basis? Remember the drawing of the Kingdoms:
Kingdom of Heaven
:
Kingdom of Earth : Kingdom of God
:
We have to recognize as
circumstances and situations come up, we do battle with them in the heavenly
realm, where we are seated in authority. We do not do our work, or pray, or
live from Earth to Heaven↑, We work, pray and live from Heaven to Earth↓. We
use our seat of authority “in Christ” to take control over each and every
situation. By looking to Jesus and asking “where are you in this situation,
what are you doing?” This is what I know he is always doing, he is giving you
the tools you need to destroy every work of the devil and he is also bringing
his Government of Peace, which is continual and will never end. (Is. 9)
You will always have 2 weapons the
enemy can’t imitate, Joy and Peace. Jesus brings joy and peace when you rest in
him. (Remember, snuggling up to him, getting comfortable) Rise above whatever
you’re going through, see yourself in heaven above the world, listen to your
father and speak.
You’ve got the Keys, so use them:
You:
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Are seated in heavenly places, with the
authority of Heaven
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Have Joy and Peace as your weapons, don’t be so
serious
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Have The King of Heavens Armies in you. Use his
Army, The Angels, they want to help
Additional thoughts:
When you see yourself “in the spirit” how do you look? Are you clean?
Are you strong? Are you the same size as on earth? Don’t be influenced by
earthly perspectives, I often envision myself big enough to hold entire cities
in my hand, then my thoughts and prayers are bigger than that city or situation
and have more authority.
When we deal with pain and sickness, it is difficult to remove your
mind from your body to practice being in the heavens. So try focusing on the
sufferings of Jesus and share in his sufferings, thank him for sharing it with
you. I have found this is a gate into the heavens.
Shalom,
Josh