For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. Hebrews 8:7, NIV We only emphasize that Christian life we are in is not based on another form of religious ritual but on a covenant. The question is what type of covenant are you in? Is it a covenant of religion or a covenant of love? It should be a covenant of love. Love is a person and that is God (see 1 John 4:16). The covenant we are in is a covenant based on who He is and not on who we are. It's based on what He has done and not on what we have done. When you sign an agreement form, you understand what type of covenant or agreement you are signing in. And this is the reason why still many Christians missed the true essence of Christianity. It's because they don't understand the covenant they are in. In result, many are so called Christians are still living a life like they don't have Christ. There's no real transformation happened. They think Christian...
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Ephesians 1:3, NKJV
As you wake up in the morning there are many things that can occupy our minds. It's our human instinct to meditate things right after we wake up and open our eyes. But the question is, what things are we going to absorb right after we wake up? It's so important because it is like you're setting your android device into right setting in order to perform nicely. It's also the same with us as human being. The bible says "Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth (Colossians 3:2} So the best thing to do right after you wake up is to set your mind in the spiritual realities. That is to remind yourself who you are in Christ at the Father' right hand.
"If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God (Colossians 3:1)". Notice at the preceding verse, it clearly says that setting our mind on things above means reminding ourselves that we are seated with Christ at the Father's right hand in the heavenly places. So, the best thing you can do to set up yourself right after you wake up is to remind yourself who you are in Christ at the Father's right hand.
"In Christ at the Father's right hand you are blessed with every spiritual blessing {Ephesians 1:3}". We may be bombarded by concerns, worries or cares, the first thing we should do is to identify ourselves in Christ first. Why? It's because that's how blessing is working. It works in accordance with your position in Christ.
Friends, have a consciousness of who you are in Christ. Know you are made holy by the sacrificed body and redeemed by the shedding of the blood of Christ. Know you are washed, sanctified, justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of God deposited on the inside of you from the time you believed. We were once dead in sins but having made alive together with Christ. Raised us up together and seated us together with Him in the heavenly places far above evil forces of darkness (see Ephesians 2:6).
You victory is by knowing who you are in the heavenly places first before it births out in the physical world. Know you're the beloved and the righteousness of God in Christ. The more you know who you are, the more it will become who you are.