At His right hand……

Walking with God means tasting of the pleasures forevermore that are at His right hand. In the church, however there has been a general presumption against pleasure, as if it were wordly. Now there are wordly pleasures, but are’nt they the enemy’s counterfeits? Last time I checked, a counterfeit looks almost exactly like the real thing, but is not as valuable.

Yes, the word promises us pure unadulterated bliss, pleasures and joy unspeakable at His right hand. Now let me see, according to Ephesians 1, Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God now – the place where there are pleasures forevermore. “Must be awesome up there,” you say? Check your bible again, especially Ephesians 2:6. Yes, that’s right, you are seated in the heavenly places in Christ. In Him. And where is He? At the right hand of God – that is where you are right now. What can you find there? The pure unadulterated bliss of everlasting pleasures.

Jesus’ death and resurrection has bought us an ample entrance into that Kingdom. Now I can appreciate that there is no place for a downcast spirit when I am confronted with these good news – when we cling on to the old wineskin of sour religion, may big brother’s words themselves convict us deeply: “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?” (Luke 24:17)

He is risen!

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