Hebrews 1:3 (NKJV) who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of humanity. He has purged our sins and dealt with the sin issues that separated us from God. After offering His blood in the heavenly Tabernacle, He sat down at the Father’s right hand. Jesus is our great High Priest, and He has offered up Himself as a sacrifice. His sacrifice is complete, eradicating the need for any other sacrifice after Him because there is no more need to deal with the sins of humanity. The redemption is done and complete, with nothing to add.
Ephesians 1:20-21, 2:6 (NKJV) which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come…and raised us up together raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
God has long planned and intended for Jesus to be seated with Him, and by God’s grace, made us sit with Him. We have absolutely nothing to deserve this position. It is purely the abundance of God’s grace.
We need to think about this truth, let it sink into our hearts, and have our minds renewed that we are seated in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Though we are still imperfect in the natural realm, we are seated with Christ in the spiritual realm. It is a positional truth and a big “done” by Christ instead of a big “do” by us, an inheritance and a spiritual blessing we have with Christ! It is a secure position.
Moreover, it is also a spiritual position that is far above all principalities, power, might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. Demons or Satan are not above us spiritually but under the feet of Jesus, and we are the body of Christ. We are currently seated far above them. Therefore, we must enforce victory in the face of temptation and spiritual warfare because we are not trying to win a battle against the demonic forces. Instead, Christ has already won over the demons and disarmed them. He is seated beside the Father, and we are seated with Him!
God has invited us to sit beside Christ, and this blessing has nothing to do with what we have done to deserve the position. When we pray, we are praying from this spiritual position against our enemies—a position of victory and authority in Jesus’ name!
Sermon Series： STAND!
记住你与基督同坐
希伯来书1: 3 祂是神荣耀所发的光辉，是神本体的真像，常用祂权能的命令托住万有。祂洗净了人的罪，就坐在高天至大者的右边。
耶稣是为人类赎罪的终极献祭。祂已经洗净了我们的罪并处理了使我们与上帝隔绝的罪的问题。祂在天上的帐幕中呈上自己的宝血后，就坐在了天父的右边。耶稣是我们至高的大祭司，祂把自己献上作为祭物。祂的献祭是彻底的，在祂之后不再需要任何其它的献祭，因为不再需要处理人的罪。救赎已经完成并且彻底，无需作任何添加。
以弗所书 1:20-21; 2:6 就是照他在基督身上所运行的大能大力, 使他从死里复活, 叫他在天上坐在自己的右边, 远超过一切执政的、掌权的、有能的、主治的和一切有名的, 不但是今世的, 连来世的也都超过了；… 他又叫我们与基督耶稣一同复活，一同坐在天上，
上帝早就计划并打算让耶稣与祂同坐，并且靠着上帝的恩典，“使我们与祂同坐”。我们根本不配这个位置。这全然是因着上帝丰富的恩典。
我们需要默想这个真理，让它刻在我们的心底，更新我们的思想，那就是在耶稣基督里我们是坐在天上的。尽管自然界里的我们仍然不完美，但在灵界里我们乃是与基督同坐。这是一个关乎地位的真理，是基督已经为我们成就的一件大事，而不是我们要做的一件大事，这是我们与基督共同享有的产业和属灵的福分！这是一个稳固的地位。
此外，这也是一个属灵的地位，远远超越一切执政的、掌权的，有能的，主治的，和一切有名的，不但是今世的，连来世的也都超过了。在灵界，魔鬼或撒旦不是高于我们，而是都伏在耶稣的脚下，而我们是基督的身体。如今我们的座位远远超乎他们之上。因此，在面对诱惑和属灵争战时，我们必须巩固已取得的胜利。因为我们不是在试图打赢这场与魔鬼势力的争战，而是基督已经胜过了魔鬼，并解除了它们的武装。祂坐在天父旁边，而我们与祂坐在一起！
上帝已经邀请我们去坐在基督旁边，而这个祝福与我们为了配得上这个地位而做的毫无关系。当我们祷告时，我们是从这个属灵的地位祷告来抵挡仇敌—是以耶稣之名获得胜利和权柄的地位！
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