In all his other Epistles Paul presents to us mainly the Christ who dwells in our spirit as the life-giving Spirit to be our life and our everything. But in this book he points us particularly to the Christ who has sat down in heaven and who is of so many aspects, that He may care for us in every way.
To experience the indwelling Christ, we need to turn to our spirit and contact Him. To enjoy the heavenly Christ, we need to look away from all things on earth unto Him, who has sat down on the right hand of the throne of God. By His death and resurrection He accomplished everything that is needed by both God and man.
Now in His ascension He is sitting in the heavens, in the person of the Son of God and the Son of Man, in the person of God and man, as the appointed Heir of all things, the anointed One of God, the Author of our salvation, the Sanctifier, the constant Succor, the instant Helper, the Apostle from God, the High Priest, the Minister of the true tabernacle with a more excellent ministry, the surety and the Mediator of a better covenant, the Executor of the new testament, the Forerunner, the Author and Perfecter of faith, and the great Shepherd of the sheep.
If we look to Him as such a wonderful and all-inclusive One, He will minister heaven, life, and strength to us, transfusing and infusing us with all that He is, that we may be able to run the heavenly race and live the heavenly life on earth. In this way He will carry us through all the lifelong pathway and lead and bring us into glory.
