Mount Up!

            Ephesians 2:6 is an amazing verse. It says, “He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as one with Christ” (TPT).

            Did you catch that? Not when we get to Heaven, but NOW! we are co-seated with Christ in the perfection and authority of the heavenly realm.

            To ascend means to climb, to go upward, to go from an inferior place to a superior place. “He gives power to the tired and worn out, and strength to the weak. Even the youths shall be exhausted, and the young men will all give up. But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:29-31).

            In the above verse, the Hebrew word for “mount up” is “alah”, which means “to go up”, “to ascend,” or “to rise to a higher level”. When we see ourselves ascended with Jesus in the heavenly realm, we renew our strength. We receive what we need for this life here on earth.

            In Revelation 4:1-2, John was commanded to come up to heaven. “After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard...said, ‘Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.’  At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it” (NIV).
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            The Apostle John was called up to heaven, received God’s message about the future, and brought it back to earth by writing the book of Revelation under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

            Likewise, by building ourselves up in our most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit (Jude 20-21), we can ascend into the heavenly realms and bring the resources of heaven to earth. This was the will of Jesus, for He prayed, “Manifest your kingdom realm, and cause your every purpose to be fulfilled on earth, just as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10 TPT).

            Philippians 3:20 (VOICE) says we are citizens of the kingdom of heaven. “But we are citizens of heaven, exiles on earth waiting eagerly for a Liberator, our Lord Jesus the Anointed...” A citizen is a person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights, protection, and privileges of that country.
            As Philippians 3:20 states, heaven is our home. We are only sojourners here on earth – temporary residents staying for a period of time.

            And what are the rights and privileges available to us from our home country, from heaven? There are many, but here are a few - wisdom and understanding for every situation we face, healing for our bodies, deliverance from demonic oppression, every provision we could ever need, and the peace and Presence of God.

           Through worship, prayer, praise, and building ourselves up in our most holy faith, let us ascend into our heavenly home, where Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father, and receive from Him everything we need for our life here on earth.