Seated In Heavenly Places

Even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.                                                                                                                            -Ephesians 2:5-6

We are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 1:3 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” We’re blessed to be a part of the body of Christ, because all things have been put under His feet. We may just be the skin on the bottom of the left foot; but sickness and disease are still beneath us, and we’re walking on top of them!

No sickness or disease can exist in heavenly places, and that’s where we are. That’s the way God looks at us. When we beg or plead for healing, He doesn’t know what we’re talking about. He sees us seated with Him in heavenly places, with every satanic bondage beneath our feet!

Sickness and disease keep trying to crawl up on the body of Christ, and it’s up to us to resist them. James 4:7 says, “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” And Paul exhorts us never to give place to the devil. (Eph. 4:27.)

Jesus gave us all authority over the devil. He told His disciples, “All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. Go, therefore” (Matt. 28:18,19). He also said, “Behold, I give to you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19). Sickness and disease hurt when they attack, but Jesus said, “Nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

We need to use our authority to keep the enemy from climbing back up on the body of Christ. Let’s overcome sickness. Let’s get rid of it! Jesus has already overcome the enemy. But its up to us to stand in faith for our rights and refuse to let the devil rob us!

CONFESSION:

I’m part of the body of Christ, so I’m seated with Jesus in heavenly places. Sickness is under my feet. Jesus has already destroyed the devil’s works, so I walk in my Lord’s victory!

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999