He Has The Power

DEVOTION 1 PETER HE HAS THE POWER 1 Peter 3:20-22 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand — with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him. NIV I know we all talk about having Jesus in our heart, but I am so glad he is not in my heart, but rather he is at the right hand of the Father in heaven. It seems rather strange to say he is in my heart when he is in heaven. Now it is true the Spirit of Jesus is in our hearts, that is His nature, His ways, and even the Spirit of God dwells within us, but not actually Jesus the person, the son of the living God. It is far better for us that Jesus is in heaven, sitting at the right hand of the Father, for He is always making intercession for us. The Father has placed all the angels, all the authorities on earth and all miraculous powers, miracles under His authority. This is why He told us if we ask anything in His name, it would happen. He has the power, the authority to give it. Of course, the Father has given the Son that authority and if we remember Jesus even said that He must go, and if He goes, He will send the Spirit. The Father did not send the counselor, Jesus did. What a Lord and Savior we have, what power and authority He holds, and it is this same Jesus who submitted Himself to such pain and suffering for us, even to the pain and disgrace of the cross. He was treated as a criminal, killed by men, so we could live. This is real power, real authority, and real love. And it is in this same spirit of power, authority and love that we should live our lives. If we say we have Jesus in our heart, we are saying we have this same spirit, this same demeanor, this same attitude toward serving others over self every time, all the time. If we study the list of the results of being an overcomer in the first three chapters of Revelations we see just how much we will be given when we get to heaven, much as in the same way Jesus was given all he was. We will eat from the tree of life, we will not be hurt by the second death, we will have authority over the nations, we will be dressed in white and our names never blotted out of the book of life, we will be pillars in the temple of God, and we will be given the right to sit on the throne of Jesus with Him. All of this will be given to us by the power and authority of Jesus. Aren’t you glad He is in heaven? He has the power!