Sitting Down in Heaven?

Whenever I read Ephesians 2:6, I am surprised! "And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus."

Sitting down in Heaven? Really? We are going to be sitting with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords? I can't picture it. It would make more sense to me that we would be bowing on our knees or lying prostrate face down or at the most standing in His presence.

In our society, we stand in honor of special persons. All rise for the courtroom judge; we stand in honor of graduates parading into their graduation ceremony; the entire government stands for the President of the United States when he enters the House chamber for the State of the Union address. The mother of the bride rises and the guests join her to honor the bride coming down the aisle.

Sitting with someone breeds an air of familiarity and comfort. Let's sit and have a chat. Sit with me and have a cup of tea or a Diet Coke. Let's sit together and enjoy the view.

I don't think I would feel comfortable sitting down with the Queen of England or the President of the United States or the Pope. Yet, the Scripture says that I'll be sitting with the Lord Jesus Christ.

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