As I approached the cashier at a gas station recently to pay for my purchases the attendant said, "How are you?"
I replied, "If I were any better I would have to be in heaven, and I am on my way."
A third man who was present remarked, "If you believe your Bible, you are already there. It says you are raised up together and seated together in Christ (Eph. 2:66And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: (Ephesians 2:6))."
What a delightful surprise! I had wanted to speak to these men about Christ, and to hear such a bold statement from the Bible thrilled my heart.
Do you know what he was talking about? The first verse of the second chapter of Ephesians, from which the man quoted, says, And you...were dead in trespasses and sins.
The Lord Jesus said to Nicodemus, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John 3:33Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John 3:3).) Being born sinners, you and I need new life in Christ before we can be the children of God. We must be born again!
The Lord Jesus also said, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. (John 5:2525Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. (John 5:25).) These words, quoted from the Word of God, are the voice of the Son of God. Will you hear with your heart and receive the life the Son of God wants to give you?
God loves you and gave His Son to be your Savior. Jesus loves you, and is waiting to give you eternal life if you simply believe in Him and receive Him as the Savior for you.
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. If you will simply take your place as the sinner for whom Christ died you will receive eternal life. It can then be said of you, too, that you are raised up and seated in Christ Jesus.