Christ Is A Place – Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional June 26th

(What “In Christ” Really Means for Your Life)

TO THE BIBLE: 2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”

LET’S TALK
“Do you think God is building us mansions in heaven?” Jake asked.
“I used to,” Daniel replied. “But it’s actually something better.”
“Better than a mansion?” Jake smiled. “How?”
Let’s see what Jesus really meant.

In John 14:2–3 Jesus said, “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”

Many misinterpret this portion of Scripture to mean that when someone gives his life to Christ, God starts building a mansion for him (or her) in heaven.

This sounds exciting, especially to young people, but that’s not what Jesus meant. That’s not true.

In the verse above, Jesus wasn’t talking about heaven. He was referring to our place in Christ.

There are no mansions being built in heaven for anybody. The Bible says all the works in heaven and on the earth were finished from the foundations of the world (Hebrews 4:3).

So, heaven is not a construction site. The angels aren’t building structures in heaven. Heaven is a beautiful place, and it’s already been built.

The place Jesus went to prepare for us is our place at the right hand of the Father, where we now sit with Him in the heavenly realms, far above all principalities and powers. That means, spiritually, you’re already seated with Christ right now. That place is also called Christ.

So, not only is Christ a Person, but He’s also a place. That’s what the Apostle Paul alludes to in our opening scripture.

We are in Christ. We’ve been made to sit together with Him in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6), which means the place Jesus prepared is not somewhere far away in the future, but where we already are in Him today.

You came into Christ when you were born again; it’s a heavenly realm called Zion, the city of the living God. That’s the city of our habitation: “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels” (Hebrews 12:22).

In Christ, there’s no sin, sickness, disease, failure, poverty, defeat, weakness, or death; all you have is health, joy, peace, success, strength, prosperity, beauty, and life forevermore!

This means your life is not meant to be ruled by fear, insecurity, or confusion. That’s your place of inheritance; it’s the place of divine authority and power, where you reign and rule over satan and the cohorts of darkness.

So, even as a teenager, you’re not weak or ordinary. You’re powerful in Christ. So, when you say, “I’m in Christ,” you ought to understand the import of that statement, for it means that’s where you live; your address is Christ! It affects how you think, talk, choose friends, and make decisions. Therefore, view the world from there.

Go Deeper
2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray:
Dear Father, I thank you, in the Name of Jesus, for raising me and making me to sit together in heavenly places in Christ! Not only does Christ live in me, I’m in Christ, and I choose to live every day with this consciousness. From now I function from the heavenly realms of glory, as the heavenly man in Christ. Hallelujah.

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Acts 11:19-30, Nehemiah 1-3
TWO YEAR
Luke 4:1-13, Deuteronomy 23

Act:
When you wake up, before school or classes, quietly say: “I’m in Christ. I’m seated with Him. I’m not ordinary.” It may feel small. But it shapes your mindset over time.