In Christ

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17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.

18 Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.

19 Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.

— Psalm 80:17-19

Asaph received a revelation of the people of God sitting at the right hand of God. But the Son of Man was already sitting there. The revelation was a vision of the people of God in the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

Through faith, we are in Christ, and in Christ, we are all children of God through faith (Galatians 3:26). And our unity with Christ (being in Christ), is the mechanism by which we are saved—justified, sanctified, and glorified.

In Christ, we are dead to sin but alive to God (Romans 6:11).

In Christ, we have the gift of eternal life (Romans 6:23).

In Christ, there is no condemnation (Romans 8:1).

In Christ, nothing can separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:39).

In Christ, we form one body, and each member belongs to all the others (Romans 12:5).

In Christ, we are sanctified (1 Corinthians 1:2).

In Christ, we receive God’s grace (1 Corinthians 1:4).

In Christ, all of God’s promises are “Yes” and “Amen” (2 Corinthians 1:20).

In Christ, the truth of Scripture is revealed (2 Corinthians 3:14).

In Christ, the new creation has come and the old has gone (2 Corinthians 5:17).

In Christ, we are reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:19).

In Christ, we have freedom from works of the law (Galatians 2:4).

In Christ, we are justified (Galatians 2:16).

In Christ, we are all one people (Galatians 3:28).

In Christ, we receive the kindness of God (Ephesians 2:7).

In Christ, we were created to do good works (Ephesians 2:10).

In Christ, God forgave our sins (Ephesians 4:32).

In Christ, we receive the righteousness of God (Philippians 3:9).

In Christ, the peace of God will guard our hearts and our minds (Philippians 4:7).

In Christ, God will meet all our needs according to the riches of His glory (Philippians 4:19).

In Christ, we are brought into the fullness of Christ (Colossians 2:10).

In Christ, we will be raised from the dead (1 Thessalonians 4:16).

In Christ, God has saved us and called us to a holy life (1 Timothy 1:9).

In Christ, we will be persecuted (2 Timothy 3:12).

In Christ, we are made wise for salvation (2 Timothy 3:15).

In Christ, we are called to eternal glory (1 Peter 5:10).

For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

— Hebrews 12:2

Do I have a sense of the joy set before me in Christ Jesus? And whatever discouragement I may face, what is that compared to the joy of being in Christ?

Father, You are the Author of my salvation, and You have clothed me in Christ, the Pioneer and Perfecter of my faith. Sometimes my faith is weak, and I grow discouraged. Thank You for reminding me of the joy set before me in Christ. In Jesus’s name. Amen.