Yesterday during morning prayer time Mayana shared the following picture: "I was with Jesus in heaven and we were praying for people down on earth, people who were sick, and when we prayed the people got better. And there were lots of other people around us."
I asked, "Were you and Jesus standing or sitting?"
She replied, "We were sitting. The other people were standing." Then she added, "When the people got well, after we prayed, everyone was shouting, "Wow! Awesome!"
After my other children shared their pictures, too, I took Mayana to Ephesians and showed her the verses about being seated with Christ in heavenly places. (She can't really read it, as she is still learning to read. But it was great to help her see it was actually there.) I got to explain more about how Jesus is always praying for us here on earth and that we get to join him in his prayers. And Jesus thought it was important enough to show her, personally, what this looks like.
Where do we sit? From where do we pray?
Eph 2:6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
By whom are we surrounded there? What is our response?
Heb 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
I had to remind myself of this mightily last night at 3:33 am. How hard it is to leave a warm bed when one is dog-tired. I wanted to be alert and fully engaged as the Lord might "Show me great and awesome things." - Jer 33:3. I was able to stay up for about 45 minutes of prayer before returning to bed. I didn't see angels or visions. But today I'm realizing how grateful I am that lately He has been showing me so many great and awesome things that I did not know ... for over a month now.
Praise to be God!
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