Ephesians 2:6

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

There is movement in that verse. Not just theological movement, but personal movement.

We were dead. He raised us.
We were distant. He seated us.

In John 11, Lazarus comes stumbling out of a tomb, grave clothes still clinging to him. That is resurrection. That is power. But in John 12, he is no longer standing outside a grave. He is reclining at the table with Jesus. That is fellowship.

We often stop at the miracle of being made alive. “I’m saved. I’m forgiven. I’m no longer dead in sin.” And that is glorious. But the story does not end at the mouth of the tomb.

He did not raise you so you could wander around spiritually unsure of your place. He raised you to seat you.

Think about that.

A beggar pulled from the street might expect to be washed and sent on his way. But what if the king not only cleans him up, but pulls out a chair and says, “Sit here. At My table.” The beggar would hesitate. “Surely not here.” But the king insists.

That is what happened to you.

And notice the tense. “Hath raised.” “Made us sit.” It is already spoken as accomplished. Positionally, you are not clawing your way toward heaven. You are seated in Christ. Your circumstances may shift. Your emotions may rise and fall. But your position is settled.

This changes how you pray. You are not shouting upward hoping to be heard. You are speaking from the table.

It changes how you fight temptation. You are not battling for acceptance. You are standing from acceptance.

And it changes how you face the future. The marriage supper of the Lamb is not a distant dream. It is the full unveiling of what is already true. The fellowship you taste now will one day be seen face to face.

Picture a man rescued from drowning. He coughs, gasps, clings to the dock. But the rescuer does not leave him shivering outside. He brings him inside, sits him down, and places warm bread in his hands. “You’re safe. Stay.”

That is grace. Not only raised – but seated.

So come to the table today. Open His Word. Speak honestly. Listen quietly. The One who called you out of the grave is the same One who has already pulled out your chair.