Sit

 Sit

August 13, 2025

Ephesians 1:20-21

20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

Ephesians 2:6-8

6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come He might show thesurpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

One of the mysteries of the gospel is that one must start your spiritual journey in Christ by sitting down. It by acknowledging that Christ has done it all and is sitting in heavenly places that we come to be saved by grace. There is nothing we can do to earn it and nothing we can do to redeem ourselves. We need to accept His free gift and sit down with Him in heavenly places. It is a mystery. Every other religion imposes tasks that must be performed, Sacrifices that must be made and penance that must be given in order to please the gods. Not so in Christianity. We must simply accept a relationship with Jesus, acknowledge His lordship over our lives and receive the adoption as sons. Once this is settled, we can sit with Him and listen to His voice. Only then can we hear His gentle voice and begin to walk in the ways that He instructs. So then, sit down end enter His rest, for He cares for you.

(For additional wisdom on this topic, see a little book by Watchman Nee, “Sit, Walk, Stand”.)