From The Cross To The Throne

Galatians 2:20

I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live, yet not I but Christ liveth in me; and, the life I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

What I am going to share with you today will fly in the face of most of the religious community. The reason it will is that it will seem to go against one of the most sacred doctrines of the Church.

The problem is that we've preached a "cross" religion, and we need to preach a "throne" religion. By that, I mean that people have thought they were supposed to remain at the Cross. Some have received the baptism in the Holy Spirit, have backed up to the Cross, and have stayed there ever since. We've sung "Near the Cross, near the Cross." Yes, we need to go to the Cross for salvation, but we don't need to remain there; let's go on to the Ascension, Pentecost, and the throne! The Cross is actually a place of defeat, whereas the Resurrection is a place of triumph.

When you preach the Cross, you're preaching death, and you leave people in death. We died with Him all right, but we're also raised with Christ. We're seated with Him. Positionally, we're seated with Christ in the place of authority in heavenly places. Many Christians know nothing about the authority of the believer. They really don't believe we have any authority. They believe they're barely saved and they must go through life being dominated by the devil while living on the corner of Sick and Tired Boulevard and Barely-Get-Along Avenue. In this lifestyle, they magnify the devil more than they do God.

We need to be delivered from the bondage of death and walk in the newness of life. We're not at the Cross. We died with Christ, but He has raised us up together with Him. Learn to take your place of authority. The right hand of the throne of God is the center of His power. Exercising the power of the throne was committed to the resurrected Lord. We know that Christ with His resurrected body is there in full possession of His rights.

The elevation of Christ's people with Him into the heavenlies clearly points to the fact that we are to sit with Him, sharing not only His throne but also His authority. That authority belongs to us!