Treasures of Truth

11 Life in the Heavenlies

CANAAN – Entering the Land

“As newly created believers, we are in the Lord Jesus in the heavenlies, while at the same time we are in the Spirit of Christ here on earth. This is the eternal position in which every believer has been placed, whether he is aware of it or not. The Christian who comes to see his position in the Lord Jesus begins to experience the benefit of all that he is in Him. His daily state is developed from the source of his eternal standing.” The Principle of Position by Miles J. Stanford

Experiencing the union of the risen Lord in His:

• Life Colossians 3:4

• Mind I Corinthians 2:16; Philippians 2:5

• Will Luke 22:42 Union with Him in:

• Nature II Peter 1:3-4

• Purposes Romans 8:28-29

• Death to sin Romans 6:6

• Death to the law Romans 7:4

• Death to the flesh Galatians 5:24

• Death to the world Galatians 6:14

• Service II Corinthians 6:1

• Suffering I Peter 4:1

• Resurrection Ephesians 2:6; Romans 6:5

• Ascension Colossians 3:1; Ephesians 2:6

• Fruit Galatians 5:22-23; John 15:4-5

"In that day you will know that I am in My Father,

and you in Me, and I in you.” John 14:20

Through this union we learn the true meaning of consecration….

“But present yourselves to God

as being alive from the dead...” Romans 6:13

Consecrate the New Man...

As we understand who we already are in Christ

as a totally new creation,

we will learn to consecrate the new man

from a position of completeness,

wholeness, and righteousness…

as those “alive from the dead” (Romans 6:13b).

For I delight in the law of God

according to the inward man. Romans 7:22

…but present yourselves to God

as being alive from the dead,

and your members as

instruments of righteousness to God. Romans 6:13b

“God asks us to present our bodies

as living sacrifices to Him (Romans 12:1).

Until we have done this there is nothing else we can do.

Notice this exhortation comes after Romans six.

There is a reason for this order –

crucifixion comes before consecration.

Uncrucified self refuses to be consecrated.

This is why so many people

with all sincerity walk down the aisles again and again,

consecrating uncrucified selves to God.” H. Duncan