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Ephesians 2:6

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.

We have been attributed the benefits of resurrection because we are in Jesus. If Jesus is resurrected and seated in the heavens, then we are resurrected and seated in the heavens!

This is not our goal – it is our starting point.

If it was something that we should all strive for, then some people arrive and some won’t. We are called to do great things, prepared in advance for us to do (v10). But so many people don’t get there because they think that they are “not yet ready”.

No, we are God’s workmanship, not our own. We are not self-made men and women who will achieve much because of our great works. We are God-made men and women who have been given so much through the work of Christ.

I would hate to think that all I am called to do for God, I can do on my own. No, I believe He has prepared something incredible for me to do and that only through what Christ did for me, does it become possible!

Prayer for the week: Father, you deserve all the glory. Thank you for calling me to great things in your kingdom. I declare your blessings based on what Christ did on the cross, restoring a full relationship with my generous, healing, powerful Father.