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Seated With Christ in Heavenly Places 0:02 We wanna honor God because he sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the god of all things possible. He's the god of all0:22 miracles.0:53 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:56 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to the broadcast today. Today, we have... We're just talking about just an exciting subject to me. I I I have just been this1:08 and and for months now and so really wanted to, to talk about it. We're gonna be talking about taking your seat in heavenly places and I don't know if you know all this but the Bible1:20 clearly says and it's all over in Ephesians, and you gotta go read it. It's all, like, starting in Ephesians one and getting1:27 in there Ephesians two...1:28 And six. Just read Ephesians because you're gonna you're gonna hear all about this, but the Bible says that we are to be seated in heavenly places with1:40 Jesus at the right hand of the father, far above any and all principalities, and there we get to rule and reign in life, and that part's in Romans. And so if1:52 you think about that, Michelle, think about this. Right? Okay. Picture this. You're in the throne room. Right? The throne room, and God is in the center of the throne room on his throne.2:04 Jesus is at his right hand. Right? And it says that we are seated with Jesus, not next to Jesus, not behind Jesus, we're seated with him in heavenly places.2:16 Do you ever feel like you have to like... I love that scripture, but like in real life practically, do you ever feel like you have to earn that place2:26 You don't.2:27 With the Lord, with, let's say, work, with... Even in your own family. Mhmm. Sometimes you are, like, striving. But this scripture is2:39 completely the reverse. Yeah. It is saying you don't have to earn it. Mhmm. The yoke is easy. Yeah. The burden is light. The work was done when Jesus said it is2:50 finished. Because it says Yeah.2:52 It says that when he seated Jesus he seated us, when when we were dead in our trespasses that we were able to be seated with Jesus at the right hand of the Father ruling and3:04 reigning in life and think about that We didn't earn that place. And you know what else I love about it, Michelle? It's not that we're standing in the throne room. We're in a place of we're in a place of rest. Right.3:16 We're seated, and we're not we're not behind him. And and I even... I visualize... Go ahead. I visualize, like, myself seated, you know, with him, like, just hugging me,3:28 and then I'll pile my kids in there, my husband, you know, like, my grandkids. It's like just piling up that chair. I cut... Let's stretch out that throne. Right? That throne seat with Jesus. And3:40 when you think about it, and you get to rule and reign in life, because the Bible says, as Jesus is, so are we in the world. But it says in in, in Romans that that that's3:52 what you'll get to do from your seat, your heavenly seat, your dwelling place.3:56 You will rule and reign in life. And that's awesome. And and that's how... That's, like, amazing, and we need to claim it, and we need to stand on4:08 that word. We do. Yeah. But we also need to realize that we go back and forth between the flesh Mhmm. And the word. Mhmm. The flesh, what God4:20 says, and then the flesh. Yeah. What God says, and then the flesh. And so I think that that is... That's that's a tough one Yeah. To to actually comprehend because, you know, it sounds4:32 awesome, but how do we actually live that out?4:35 Well, for me, I think about, like, starting my day in prayer and, you know, you you you praise him, you thank him, and then repent of anything and everything you can think of. Just go with a clean heart.4:47 Like, lord, you know, any thoughts I might have had or did you get mad, did you lose your temper, you know, anything that you can think of and and then I I think about just okay I'm gonna take my seat and I4:59 know and I and I think about the devil. You know, I have this quote from Smith Wigglesworth. He says, there is a place in God that Satan dare not come. This is the5:11 place seated with him at the right hand of the father. And say, declare that you will not leave your seat. Because at this point, the enemy will do everything and anything he can5:23 to put forth his wiles, to draw you down in the spirit. For once out of your seat, authority is gone, and you are no longer dangerous to the kingdom...5:35 Or to to the kingdom of darkness. I mean, isn't that something? It's... It's... Smith.5:40 As... He's he's amazing.5:42 And so think about... So, yes, when you think about that choice that you make on everything, like are you gonna get offended really quickly and... Or are you gonna, you know, get mad, are you5:54 gonna, you know, let some, strife in your door? And you're coming out of your seat. You're out of your seat. You're out of your seat. And then, therefore, giving licenseStaying in Your Seat of Authority 6:05 Right.6:05 And getting... Giving the devil a foothold. Yeah.6:08 Yeah. And when you think about, like, Moses, think about Moses. We think about that place as like a resting place, but it doesn't mean that we're not in a battle because Moses in6:20 the battle sat down and had his friends... He sat down on a stone and had his friends pray for him and lift his hands up. And as long as6:32 the hands were lifted up, they won the battle. Mhmm. As long as they were... As long as he was seated, his... He was praying, he had backup, he had air superiority. Think about that. He6:44 won the battle. And finally, when the sun went down, that was... They called it. You know? But he was seated, and I I feel like that's a great example to us for what that might look like6:56 in real life. Because just because that's an awesome scripture doesn't mean that it's an easy battle.7:02 It's not easy. Nothing is easy. Yeah. When you're when you're following the Lord, for one. Mhmm. But when you kinda can can know and visualize, like, what you have available to you as in the7:14 authority of the believer, because the Bible says that we have been given all authority over all power of the enemy. So authority trumps the7:26 power because, and I I had heard this, this little analogy, one time about, okay, about that very thing, about authority trumping the power. Okay. So...7:38 And it was this, that there would be, a traffic cop just standing out in the middle of the traffic, and he could just be a skinny little guy, Right? Nothing major. And there could be a big huge guy7:50 in a big giant powerful truck that could just have so much power in this truck and in this man. But the minute that traffic cop puts his authority to work and raises his8:01 hand, and that truck has to stop. Right? And so if you use that, like, whatever power the enemy has, and he has power because, you know, he he was8:12 in heaven. Well, you know, the Bible says he's the prince of the power of the earth Of the darkness. Of the world. Mhmm. You know? So he's roaming the earth seeking whom he may devour.8:24 And if we're not... If we get into striving Mhmm. Then forgiveness. And all of the things, then we will lose our rest. Yes. And God called us not to live8:36 in anxiety and fear. He called us to live in peace.8:40 Yeah. It's... You can call out, you know, just immediately and say every day, I refuse to be offended today. You can declare8:52 these things. I refuse to have unforgiveness. I absolutely refuse to be in fear today. And you can make some decrees. And we're gonna talk more about that in just a few minutes. We're coming right back. You're watching9:03 Race Grace with Nina and Michelle.9:05 Hello, everyone. We're back. And thanks to you, MyPillow is bigger and better than ever. To show our appreciation, we're bringing you exclusive offers you won't find anywhere else. Our9:17 famous buy one get one free is finally here. That's right. When you buy a premium MyPillow, you're gonna get another premium my pillow absolutely free. And for the first time ever, when you buy a9:29 six piece my towel set, you're gonna get another six piece towel set absolutely free. We all know we have to limit these buy one get one free offer, so order now. Our made in the9:40 USA MyPillow mattresses and mattress toppers as low as ninety nine ninety eight. And how about our Keys To Dream bed sheets for as low as twenty nine ninety eight? They're the most comfortable sheets you'll9:52 ever own. So go to my pillow dot com or call the number on your screen. Use this promo code to take advantage of these exclusive offers. And when you order right now, your order ships absolutely10:04 free.10:05 Welcome back. We are talking about being seated in heavenly places. That is such a glorious, wonderful thing to talk about. And I think about, like, how10:17 you you think about that and you think about, like, reclining and whatever. But I love what David said that he prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies, and I think, you know, if anybody10:29 had an enemy, it it was David. Yeah. Right? Yeah. David had Saul chasing after him. Some people... The the timeline, I'm not sure, but some people say at least a decade. Yeah.10:41 So, you know, he didn't take away his enemy. He didn't. He had chances. He had many chances. And and yet he says in Psalm twenty three, you prepare a table before me in the presence of my10:52 enemies. So here he was. So that means that David was able to rest in the presence of the Lord, and and he... When we seat ourselves11:04 within the shadow of the almighty, we are going to seat ourselves in peace and in rest regardless of the battle, don't you think?11:13 And you don't give the enemy a seat at your table.11:16 Mhmm.11:16 And, you know, we can do that like we were just talking about with with strife and unforgiveness and and just anytime that you... Just letting anger in the door or gossip is a huge one.11:28 And, you know, people just think that's innocent little things, but it's serious11:32 to God because the Bible says gossip is as the sin of homosexuality And11:38 to God. And lies. And, I mean, the littlest white lie, it... It's still a lie. You know, that's the thing about it. You have to be so conscious of things like that.11:50 Like, you know, sometimes you think, you know, maybe you're trying to save somebody from being hurt or you... You've said something like, you know, oh, just to try to, you know, smooth something over or something. You12:01 can't do that. Like, you know, you almost have almost have to just change the subject or something so that you are you don't catch yourself or find yourself stressful.12:09 Even if Sometimes if you're the only one and you're in a crew Yeah. That won't stop. Mhmm. You know, you've gotta you've gotta stand your ground. You do. And you have to be different. You cannot you cannot get sucked12:21 into that gossipy vortex. But I think about all the battles that people are trying right now to fight on their own, like fear and anxiety, shame and guilt from the past, health12:32 or family struggles, feeling unworthy or overlooked, and the Lord wants us to rest. Yeah. He wants us to rest in all of that.12:43 Think about that. Well... And... Well, and think who's bringing up all the rest. Because if... You know, to have shame or guilt or anything or fear of the past or any of those things, If you've... If12:54 you're a born again Christian and you've repented of your sins, God has tossed that all into a sea of forgetfulness, so you are literally letting the devil remind you of things that God doesn't even rememberResting in the Presence of Enemies 13:06 anymore.13:07 Right. And so... And seated people aren't anxious. Exactly. They're not worried. They're not striving because they know who they are. We know who we are in Jesus. You know? And and I mean, the13:18 worst thing can happen. And yet somehow, if you really know the character of God, if you, know God, then you know that God is gonna work13:30 it out for your good. You know his word cannot come back void. You know that that Jesus, with him, all things are possible to them that believe.13:42 And so when you think about being seated with him, I think we need to think about, like, the rest that can come in the Lord, the genuine rest, instead of13:54 replacing all of the anxiety, fear, shame, guilt, all of those things being replaced with the rest that comes in knowing the Lord, that your sins are14:05 forgiven, that you're that you're blood washed, you know, that Jesus said it is finished, and he was talking about your sin before you ever ever committed any of it.14:16 That's amazing. He... Jesus died for past, present, and even future sins. It... He'd... He's never surprised. He knows everything that you're gonna say, gonna do. He's not surprised Look14:28 at Peter. By any of it. Look at Peter.14:30 He said before the the clock crows, before the time crows, you're gonna you're gonna sin against me.14:36 You're gonna deny me. So he knew. And think about this statement. This is this is John McMillan. He said, you stand before God as if you were Christ because Christ stood14:48 before God as if he were you. Isn't that amazing when he he stood before God and and and wiped away every sin and just cleared15:00 everything, like debts paid, canceled, every single thing already. He he he stood there and took it all for us, and and think about just15:12 that alone. And so when he seated us, you know, to be, like, not lower, not at the next, you know, level15:24 down or anything, he seated us with his son in heavenly places, and that's just remarkable to me because it doesn't matter, you know, what you've done before.15:35 None of that matters if you've given your life to Christ, and we will make sure if you haven't that you do that, have an opportunity to15:41 do that today. But think about that, think about all of that wiped away on that cross. Amen. That... The cross. It's all about that. It doesn't matter. And...15:53 Exactly. And that the Lord wants to sit down with you. He wants to sup with you. And I think about Zacchaeus. Yes. You know, everybody thinks about that child... Childhood song, Zacchaeus' a16:05 wee little man, and he climbed up in a sycamore tree because he wanted to see the Lord. So he had a hunger for the Lord, but he was a terrible tax collector. Yeah. And he had swindled people16:16 Yeah.16:16 Out of their fortunes. And so when when the Lord saw him, what did he say? He said, I'm going to your house today. What was he gonna do? He was gonna sit down And have with that awful16:28 sinner, Zacchaeus. And Zacchaeus just began to basically repent, to turn his life around Gave all the money back. Money back, I think times four. I mean, it was like, you16:39 know, it was a a revelation to him that Jesus would come and sit down with him, and that's what God's calling us to.16:47 And think about it. That was a great sinner, and even Jesus is walking, there's a huge crowd, and he was up in a tree. And Jesus just said, hey, you know, I'm coming to your house today. Like, imagine that that he was,16:59 like, in shock and awe. Like, why would you spend17:01 time there? And so... And can't we all do that as Christians? Like, you think, oh, what? They're... You know, like, that17:08 It has been my experience that the toughest nuts to crack, the ones that you sing are never coming to the Lord, when they come, they're the best ones.17:17 They're the best ones. And so because then they... There's such a transformation because, you know, some people who are just really good, nice people, you don't see a lot of transformation because they just voice. But17:28 but, you know, when you see somebody who you think, oh, my word. That that is never gonna happen. They're never... Lord, you got your word cut out for you. But, you know, I mean, he draws all men to himself, and he's17:38 never surprised. But we're gonna take a quick break. We will be right back. Stay right there.17:42 Have you ever wondered if someone was monitoring you, like nefarious tech companies, corrupt federal agencies, or hostile foreign countries? News flash. They are. The deep state, big tech, and China are tracking your17:54 every move and using it against you up until now. You've been powerless to stop it. However, Quanta has cracked the code with quantum resistant encryption, and we control the entire ecosystem end to end.Humility and Refuge Before Reaction 18:05 Visit quantasure dot com today to take back your privacy and help vanquish the enemies of free speech. When communications need to be secure, use Quanta and Be Sure. Enter the promo code on your screen for a discount on18:17 your subscription.18:20 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. We're talking about staying seated. Take your seat. I was... I I have this quick statement I I love. It's called refuge before reaction.18:33 And so think about taking your seat, like, if you could consciously do this, like, if somebody's making you mad and you're gonna you're gonna about to, like, say something that you might regret, you're18:45 gonna you're gonna, you know, you're about to go all Italian, you18:48 know, you just...... My earrings.18:50 Yes.18:50 I'm going in. It's like...18:52 And so you can... If you stop and just at the name of Jesus, Jesus help me, like in your under under your, you know, you know, just silent to yourself, if you just ask for help and say I'm just19:04 gonna I'm gonna seek your refuge, I'm gonna stay seated, I'm not gonna react, I'm gonna have refuge before reaction, and help me to just do and say what you would have me say right now. And19:16 even if it's just like, you know what, I really don't want to argue, I want to keep the peace, so, we'll just talk about this another time when we're calmer. Or you can say, you know what, I'm really sorry for whatever19:27 is going on here. I don't want to have an argument. You can apologize even if you don't think you did something because that will change everything. Changes the atmosphere. It will, and you can just smooth it over and19:38 calm it down because when all things... You don't want... When someone's escalating that it just keeps going and going because that is completely the bait of Satan and what the devil wants. He wants to bring that19:49 strife, and we've talked about this so many times because that scripture, it says where there's strife every kind of evil. Michelle, think about every kind of evil. Mhmm. That's crazy20:01 to think about. And and the Lord calls us... Like, when we sit down with the Lord, how... What is the Lord? The Lord is humble and lowly. That's what the Bible says. I mean, he stepped out of heaven into...20:14 Onto the earth. You know? And I think about, like, that scripture in Luke, and it talks about when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place so that when he who invited you comes, he20:26 may say to you, friend, go up higher. Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. So think about how humility makes room for God.20:38 Yeah. You know, I think about the times that that I have, like, consciously thought of that when there was someone that I actually wanted to sit by. And I can tell you so many times I will sit20:50 the farthest away, and I'm I'm like, thinking about that scripture. And I'm like, oh, I'm gonna sit back here. There's a cold breeze or something. You know? But that... It seems like almost every time I've21:01 done that consciously, they've been like, hey. Go sit over here. We've had that happen a few times. It has. And so if you Love come21:11 and get us. We are21:13 like, really think about the Lord and how he is and when we sit with him. We should be walking in humility. Mhmm. You know, not to... You know, I mean, seriously, that... Just be humble.21:24 Not demanding our own way with arguing, not allowing strife in, not trying to sit in all the best places and look at me, you know, that kind of thing. If we'll sit in him21:36 with humility like him, then I think we'll be at peace. Because who are we? Like, who who is anybody before they knew the Lord?21:45 And so we're all just a giant mess in need of a savior, and we need a savior every single day. It doesn't matter how long you've been saved Amen. Because every day, you know, we fall short21:57 every single day, and and that's why his mercies and his grace are new every day, but he... It... He knows our hearts because it bothers us so much. Like, if I know, oh,22:09 no, I should... You know, because I'll even I'll even feel the Holy Spirit saying, Naina, be quiet. Don't say it. You know, and you you just, and I will say a lot of times, you know what? I'm just gonna I'm just gonna be22:19 quiet right now. I'm not gonna say anything, like, because I know and I feel like the Holy Spirit will just shut it down. You know how, like, he wants you to get in strife with your kids or something and you just know22:30 I'm not... Everybody's, you know, not in a place right now to to to sort of... Turn the temperature down. Yeah. We're just not gonna go there, and that's... Part. And you... You're hearing that from the Holy Spirit22:42 because it's better to just wait. Yes.22:44 And I I think about, like, you know, we said we were gonna get a bit... An opportunity Mhmm. For, you know, people to be saved. And I think about the, the scripture that's... That really22:56 drew me in, is in Revelations three, and it's talking about, you know, basically sitting down with Jesus Mhmm. And supping with him. Do you know why? Because Jesus himself,Invitation to Sit With Jesus 23:08 the creator of the ends of the earth, He wants to sit down with you because he loves you.23:16 Yes. He loves you23:17 so much. And all we have to do and all I did, I didn't have any theology. I didn't have any background. I didn't go to church. All I knew was that23:29 I believe that Jesus was drawing me and that he wanted to sit down with me and and to... He wanted me to make him the lord of my life. And23:41 today, we offer that same invitation because that's God's word. Yes. God's word says he stands. Jesus stands at the door of your heart, and he knocks. And if you will23:53 open up the door of your heart, he will come in and he will sup with you. And that means you will sit with him and you will have relationship with him, and he will be the lord of your life. And I promise you, there24:04 is not one thing in my life that has ever been greater. And I have I have children that I love and a husband that I love, but that moment in time was a Kairos moment. Jesus24:17 changed everything in my life. I have never been the same Same. Since that day. And I'm telling you today is the day. The Bible says today is the day of salvation.24:29 We are not guaranteed tomorrow. So I urge you today to pray a prayer with us. Yes. And, Nina, would you like to pray that prayer?24:36 It's very simple. You just say, let's just pray together. Say, Jesus, say, I repent of my sins. I know that you died on the cross for me and that you were raised24:48 to heavenly places. And right now, I want to give you my whole heart. I repent today, and I ask you to come into my heart, and I make you the Lord of my life. It's that25:00 simple. Just say it with your heart, mean it with your heart, and we believe if you've said that prayer and you mean it with your heart that you are a born again believer, you are a born again Christian, and we know that25:11 you have now just taken your seat in heavenly places with Jesus at the right hand of the father. And there's25:18 a celebration going on in heaven if you pray that prayer.25:21 And we ask that you would just maybe find a good Bible based church and just just start going to be in the presence of believers and and just get a Bible,25:33 which is the living, breathing word of God, and I promise you, start in John. You'll start to... You just start with that Bible and and just start letting the Bible... The word of God, the living word of God change your25:44 life. Amen. We love you guys so much, and we're so grateful for you guys. We're so grateful for our... All of our partners and our viewers. You guys have sent us all over the world and and to to, do25:56 what we're doing, to to bring the good word of the Lord, to to pray that prayer.26:01 Yeah. Contact us. Yeah. Let us know.26:03 Yeah. We wanna hear. We we love to hear from our viewers. Send us your prayer requests. We love you guys.26:08 God bless you. Love you.26:10 Why do atheists care so much about Christians anyway? Well, they tell you this. Religion is bad. It's the cause of most wars. But again, evidence shows differently. It shows26:22 that out of one thousand seven hundred and sixty three documented wars, only a hundred and twenty three were due to religion. That's between six and seven percent. When you take out Islam, that only leaves three26:33 percent of all wars that could be attributed to religion.26:41 Does science disprove God? Is there a war between science and faith?26:46 We don't need God to create a universe. There's no evidence for God and it's irrational. Irrational. Is there no evidence for God? Am I delusional for my beliefs? It is delusional and stupid.26:56 Am I brainwashed?26:57 Do I ignore reason? Logic.26:59 Critical thinking. Science.27:05 RDOF uses logic and reasoning. RDOF has empowered my sons to defend their faith with facts. If you wanna be equipped to defend against the biggest objections to the existence27:17 of God, RDOF is the place for you.27:23 Has science really ruled out God? Is faith at war with science? If you wanna be equipped to respond to these claims and more, check out r d o f dot org.27:41 The evidence he presents is so powerful and overwhelming.27:44 Incredibly compelling, yet easily understandable.27:48 We believe in rationality. We believe in reason. We believe in science, and we believe in the existence of God.27:55 I would leave every event with a mind boggling awe and assurance.28:00 I never believed in God. I just think it was craziness. RDOF confirmed my faith. RDOF confirmed my full belief, full faith in the Lord, man. 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