"…it is Christ who died and rose, who is at the right hand of God the Father…" — Romans 8:34
Jesus Christ, once despised and rejected by the people of this world, now holds the place of the beloved and honored Son of God. The right hand of God is the seat of majesty, favor, and blessing — and there our Lord stands as the representative of His people, of all who are His, who submit to Him and do His will. When He died for us, He rose for our blessing; He took away all our sins and opened to us the door of heaven, so that, like Him, death has no more dominion over us.
Without Him, sin is not fully taken away, and there is no way to heaven. But He removes every sin of those who truly believe in Him, and opens heaven's door to them all. Christ said, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me' (John 14:6). No one enters heaven without Christ — and we are drawn to the Lord to live with Him forever.
Christ's rising and exaltation is the acceptance and glorification of all His people. There is now no condemnation to those who are in Him (Romans 8:1). At the right hand of the Father He holds all power in heaven and on earth, and in Him all things hold together (Colossians 1:17). We are complete in Him.
May you be a beneficiary of the protection and blessing of the Lord. Amen!