Where We Really Are

You have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering. You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect. You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.

Hebrews 12:22-24

DR. LEWIS SPERRY CHAFER, founder of Dallas Theological Seminary, once researched everything that happens to us when we become Christians. He determined that more than thirty specific things happen the moment we ask Jesus to be our Savior, including the realities listed in the promise above.

When you ask Jesus to be part of your life, you come into the “city of the living God.” But instead of your needing to go somewhere to get to this city, it actually comes to you and is with you all the time. Angels surround you. An assembly of believers surrounds you. God the Father is there, welcoming you into his family. Righteous people who have been made perfect greet you. Jesus stands there too, ready to intercede for you about anything and everything. Above all, you enter this place clean, whole, righteous, and perfect.

You are probably not even conscious of most of this, but God says it happens. His promise is that you are not alone in this world, and you will never be alone again. Trust him, and trust that the realities he speaks of surround you every second.