Living In The Heavenly Realm
What is it like to be in the heavenly realm? What is like to go beyond the veil of this earth, enter into the Holy of Holies by the blood of Jesus, and live in the heavenly realm? You not only have fellowship with the Father, but you have authority in this world.

When you pray and when you speak, things change in your family, your business, your body, and in nations. You speak and pray from this place of authority seated at the right hand of God. God is not going to do this for you; He has already done His part.

You say, “I can’t figure this all out with my head.” That is why Paul said, "I am praying that God will give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation so the eyes of your heart will be flooded with light.” The Holy Spirit will give you a flash of revelation and you can say, “Glory to God, I believe I am going to laugh a while.” You are not down here struggling. You are up there in heavenly places saying, “Ha, ha, ha. Victory is mine!”

Does that mean you do not have any trials? No, you have trials and adversity, but you face everything from your position in Christ. He hath raised us up together and made us sit down together with Christ. Relax and sit down.

Once you take your seat, you can walk, and then you will be able to stand. If you are having a hard time standing against the devil when he comes against you, you need to take your seat. You need to see your identification with Christ in His death, His burial, and His resurrection.

Be A “Yes” Man
All the promises of God in Him are “yes.” I have a pastor friend in Chicago who has a toy “yes man” sitting on his deck. He is dressed nicely in a little suit, his hair is perfect, and his smile is just right. This little “yes man” has a switch on his back and is voice-activated. Anytime my friend is having a conflict and cannot find anybody to agree with him, his “yes man” agrees with him.

My friend tells this “yes man” what he is thinking and asks, “What do you think?” The “yes man” then responds, “ I couldn’t agree more,” or “Wow, you’re  a genius!”

God is a genius, and I am the “yes man.” Whenever I am reading the Word, God says, “You are a new creature in Christ.” I say, “I couldn’t agree more. Wow, you are a genius!” You do not have to be smart to be a “yes man.” All you have to do is agree. You do not have to think anything up. All you have to do is just agree with what God said.

For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 
(2 Cor. 1:2)

Too often you put too much pressure on yourself, but you do not have to come up with the victory or the answer. All you need to do is open your Bible and say, “Oh, I have the Word right here. I have the Good News already. God says, ‘I AM that I AM.’ I couldn’t agree more!”

We do not have to come up with answers. All we have to do is take the Word, find the “in Christ” scriptures, and be a “yes” person. In Christ all the promises of God are “yes.” How do you become a “yes” person? You agree with God. You say, “I am who God says I am. I have what God says I have. I can do what God says I can do.” Say the same thing God says about you; I am in Him. He is in me. I do not have to work this thing out because I am in Him. I was with Him; therefore, I am in Him, and I am seated with Him right now!

Now look at that again: “…all that promises of God in Him are yea…” In other words, God is not saying, “Yes, no, or maybe.” Anything God has ever promised in Christ is “yes.” It is affirmative; no question about it. You do not have to wonder if God might or might not want to bless you, help you, or give you what you have asked for. He said, “It is an absolute yes in Him!”

Paul said that for your faith to become effective, you need to acknowledge those things (Phil. 6). You need to do that morning, noon, an night. You need to spend time writing down scriptures that use the two words “in Christ” or “in Him.” Then begin to declare, “That is who I am, and that is what I have. I am in Him. Right there is where I am. I am in Him.”

For as many as were the promises of God in Christ is the yes that fulfills them; therefore through Christ again let the Amen rise through us to the glory of God.
(2 Cor. 1:20 Twentieth Century)

So Be It
Do you know what “Amen” means? It means “so be it.” If you are in church and say, “Amen,” you are saying, “So be it.”  You ought to think about what you “Amen.” Some people just say “amen” at timed intervals. They are not even paying attention. One man was preaching and said, “You know millions of people are going to hell every day.” Then he said, “Amen.” That means, “So be it. Let them go to hell, man. I don’t care.”

You need to be careful when you say “amen.” You can go to church and walk out in the same condition you came in, even though you said “Amen,” “Glory,” and “Hallelujah” in all the right places. When you go home, you act the same way you did before you went to church.

Paul is saying, Amen, so be it. Jesus is the Amen. Jesus, through His death, burial, and resurrection came and said, “So be it” to everything God has ever promised. He fulfilled it and brought the reality of it into the economy of God. It is no longer just a promise or just some theology; it is an absolute reality!

Redemption Reality
When we talk about redemption and who you are in Christ, we are not talking about some figment of your imagination or some religious thing. We are talking about an absolute reality of redemption and righteousness. We are talking about living in the reality that you are redeemed, righteous, victorious, and blessed! You are living in the reality that old things are passed away, everything has become new, and now you are a new creation.

Jesus is the “Amen.” He brought the reality of redemption into the realm of human experience and into your life. The Twentieth Century New Testament says, “…so let the Amen rise through us to the glory of God.” You need to respond to Him by saying, “Amen, so be it.”

If God said, “it is yes, affirmative, it is yours,” you can say, “So be it. It is so. It is mine, and I have it now. I am not trying to get it. I do not hope to get it . I am in Christ and I boldly declare and acknowledge right now the good things that are in me in Christ. Yes, affirmative, so be it. It is so; it is not trying to be so, ought to be so, or need to be so. It just is so right now. It is mine. I have it now.”

The Wood translation says, “Therefore our human part is but to say Amen to God through Him” (2 Cor. 1:20). Paul says, “It is up to you to say’ Amen.” Really, the main reason you say “amen” is to say, “So be it, it is so, it is a fact, it is true in my life, and I boldly acknowledge today that I am who God says I am.”

Summary Points:

• For your faith to become effective, you need to acknowledge every good thing that is in you in Christ.
• You speak and pray from this place of authority seated at the right hand of God.
• Relax and sit down.