THE HEAVENS... It Is Finished!

And Jesus said, "It Is Finished!" (John 19:30)

Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished (vs. 28)... said, "It Is Finished!"

THAT VERY MOMENT, because of the completed work of the Cross, we were fully restored in the Heavenlies, and brought close again to God and His Glory... just as if we had never eaten from the tree. Jesus died so there would always be abundance and more than enough for us, therefore we can expect to experience the goodness of God. We can expect the grace, favor and mercy of what we don't deserve, but now have because of Jesus Christ. And according to Ephesians 2:6 Amp., God raised us up together with Christ and made us sit down together, giving us joint seating with Him in the Heavenlies. Therefore, as Believers, we should be living and operating out of the Heavenly realms... living in the Heavenly Realm of God's Glory!

Through Glory Realm Living, we've referenced many times Colossians 3, which says that if we have been raised with Christ to a new life, then we are to aim at and set our mind and affections on things that are above, where Christ is, not on the things that are on the earth. Our new and real lives are now hidden in God with Christ. The Bible says we should seek first the Kingdom of God, which means we must remain Kingdom-minded as Jesus did when He walked the earth... living from a Heavenly mind towards the earth, not from earthly mind towards the Heavens. Although Jesus lived in the earth as a carpenter, He knew that His real life was hidden in the Father to be about His Father's business. And this should be our agenda as well, being about our Father's business in whatever He has for us to do, because Jesus has now TOTALLY equipped us to do so through the finished work of the Cross. Jesus is the Ever-living One Who died, but is now alive forevermore and possesses the keys of hell and death (Revelation 1:18). WE HAVE THE KEYS BACK, AND WE POSSESS THE KINGDOM!!!

I hope you are enjoying these series on "The Heavens"... as we've seen how God wants to bow down the Heavens on your behalf in times of trouble... how we're made in the image and likeness of the Father and the Heavens... and about all the many levels and facets, storehouses and rooms of the Heavens, the abode of God, the angels, saints, spirits yet to be born, and the storms. We have available to us through authors who reveal many of their Heavenly visitations to tell us about the glorious Throne Room of God, Storehouses of Healings, Blessings, Creative Miracles, Creative Inventions... the Store Rooms of Music, Tears, and the Heavenly Library with Books of Destiny, mysteries, knowledge and wisdom... Heavens' Glorious Multi-Facets!!! Next week, we'll dig deeper into the Kingdom of Heaven in which we are a part of here on the earth!

It is important that we absorb this mindset from God that, "He made us sit down together, giving us joint seating with Christ in the Heavenlies!" That is POWERFUL! Because... even though you are here on this earth, your real life is in Heaven right now with Christ. And that is how you are to be a part of the greater works of Christ because you are joined together with Him in Heaven. If you've asked Jesus to come into your heart, then He has washed away ALL your sin. And if you've yielded and submitted your life and heart to Him, then He is perfecting you into the person He wants you to be... a person fully equipped for the greater works of sowing His love, salvation and miracles into the lives of others, as His signs and wonders follow you as a Believer.

Of course, the deceiver is here in the earth attempting to deceive you into thinking that the finished work of the Cross is not good enough (just like he deceived Adam and Eve), and that this world's system holds the keys to the abundance that you seek. And many people, including Christians, buy into these lies of thinking that the world has more to offer and that this system is set up as "the" path for them to follow. They then fall into following after its system of thinking, reasoning, and worrying day after day. Although they are saved, they are still trapped in living from their old mindsets, old identity and old nature. Satan continually tries to get us to focus on our past and on ourselves to the point of selfishness and self-centeredness, because he knows that man loves his own life. The Bibles even lets us know that to overcome, it's done because of the Blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony, and NOT loving our lives to the enduring of death itself (Revelation 12:11). God's true order is to live from our spirit, not our flesh.

Only God has the TRUE ANOINTING, the enemy can only present a counterfeit. Christ is that Anointing in which we possess in our hearts. In receiving Christ, we've now been smeared with the oil of His True Anointing which has the power to destroy yokes and bondages off our lives and remove the world's burdens. In the beginning, when God ended all His work which He had done, the Heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And God saw EVERYTHING that He had made, and it was very good, and He approved it completely (Genesis 1:31 - 2:2). God's Glory was there in the beginning!!! And now Jesus has restored us to this same Glory!!! And God tells us in His Word that we'll go from one level of Glory to another!!! YES!!!

Then along came the deceiver from the very beginning saying, "Can it really be that God said these things to you?... for God knows that in the day you eat it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity" (Genesis 3:1, 5). Satan said this fully knowing that God had created us to be in His Image, we resembled the Heavens in the beginning... knowing only good! And the deceiver is still saying this to saints today, "Did God really say that???"... trying to get you to doubt God and be in unbelief. He constantly tries to snatch away the identity we received when we were raised up together with Christ. But, Jesus' Blood was good enough to cleanse you and make you righteous. And because we have Jesus and God's Spirit, we now have the gift of discernment to always distinguish between the good and evil things (Philippians 1:10, Hebrews 5:14).

Believers, I pray that you do not place any power in these lies from the enemy, but instead BELIEVE THE TRUTH that has been laid out before you, because Hebrews 10:14 let's us know that the Lord has completely cleansed and perfected FOREVER, in ONE offering, those of us who have been consecrated and made holy. The price that was paid was very thorough and complete, lacking in nothing -- You are now "perfectly hidden" in Christ with God. And living that hidden, powerful life allows God to see you blameless and gives you the abundance of EVERYTHING you will ever need.

The Word declares that by the Father's divine power, He has given us EVERYTHING that pertains to life and godliness, including the glory of the Heavens (2Peter 1:3). And He has blessed us in Christ with EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING in the Heavenly realm (Ephesians 1:3). Heavenly Glory belongs to us! Ephesians 4:10 tells us that, He Who descended is the very same as He Who also has ascended high above ALL THE HEAVENS, that His Presence might fill all things, the whole universe, from the lowest to the highest. Jesus, our High Priest, now intervenes for us because He is "perfectly adapted" to our needs, because He is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been separated from sinners and given the highest place of honor, being exalted higher than the Heavens (Hebrews 7:26).

The Bible tells us that we've been given authority and power to trample upon the enemy, and his serpents and scorpions, and we now possess the physical and mental strength and ability over all the power that the enemy possesses; and NOTHING shall in any way harm us. Yet, we are to not to rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to us, but WE ARE TO REJOICE THAT OUR NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN (Luke 10:19-20)! God doesn't want us "whooping it up" over the fact that we can beat up on the devil and snuff him out... this is to be supernaturally natural and normal activity for us as Believers. But we are to be overjoyed that our names are WRITTEN in Heaven!!! WHOOOO HOOOOO!!!

From the Heavens, God continually pours forth to us His wisdom, revelation, insight, ideas, concepts, witty inventions, giving us power to attain wealth, and blessing us with every empowering gift to align us with prosperity. Our lives are now insync with Heaven's abundance. We are to live our lives filled with His mercy, favor and righteousness. His Peace to us should be greater than we could ever understand; and His indescribable glory-filled joy should be abiding with us in all we do. We don't have to worry about what others are doing or wonder if someone will get ahead or know more than we do, because the gifts and purposes that God bestows upon us makes room for us to go forth being very unique and special to God. God knows us and blesses us individually according to the desires of the heart. It Is All Finished and Completed by Christ for us to LIVE ABUNDANTLY NOW!

In studying Heaven, I have pages and pages of handwritten notes and scripture references, and could only touch the tip of the iceberg in revealing various aspects of the Heavens and how this relates to us and our everyday living. Next blog moves on to living life here on earth in the Kingdom of the Heavens!!! MUCH LOVE TO YOU, AND I DESIRE YOU TO BE ABUNDANTLY BLESSED TODAY!!!