Heaven’s Echo: Mine and Yours
When we declare “I am Yours,” heaven answers “You are Mine,” and the echo rings through eternity.
📚 Devotional Credit:
Days of Heaven on Earth by A.B. Simpson
📸 Photo Credit:
Unsplash
The invitation to consecration isn’t earned by striving or spiritual performance—it’s entered through faith. A.B. Simpson reminds us that the believer’s surrender to God is sealed not by feelings or personal effort, but by trusting the already-given promises of God. We do not need to work up our acceptance or our sanctification. Instead, we take it by faith as already granted in Christ and boldly confess it as our present possession.
There is a holy exchange of belonging when we say, “I am Yours.” The Lord’s response is not conditional, delayed, or uncertain—it is the immediate affirmation from the heavenly realm: “You are Mine.” That mutual echo reverberates through the entire Christian life. It is not boastful to say what God has promised is already ours in Christ. On the contrary, that is the very ground of a fruitful, Christ-centered walk.
When old patterns, emotions, or thoughts rise up, they are not evidence that God’s promise has failed. They are remnants from an old realm that no longer holds authority. The believer need not entertain these echoes of the flesh, nor try to suppress them in human strength. Instead, we recognize them, disown them, and reaffirm who and where we now are—in Christ, seated in the heavenlies.
This life of confident surrender is not about pretending something is true. It’s about standing on what is true, because God has said it. Believing, receiving, and confessing—this is the walk of those who know they are no longer their own but belong fully to Christ.
📓 Personalized Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
Beloved, you are Mine. Not someday. Not if you measure up. Now. Entirely. Eternally.
You belong to Me because I gave Myself for you. I took your old life to the grave, and I gave you Mine in its place. So when you declare, “I am Yours,” you’re not making a promise—I’m reminding you of a reality. That declaration flows from your union with Me. It’s not a goal to reach, but a truth to rest in.
Ignore the voice of the old life. It will whisper, demand, accuse, and pretend it still has rights. But it doesn’t. Call it what it is—residue of a realm that was buried. You are not in Adam; you are in Me. You are not striving for holiness; you are abiding in the Holy One.
You can speak with boldness because your words echo Mine. When you say “Yours,” I answer “Mine,” and that exchange anchors your soul. Let no feeling or failure interrupt the chorus. I have spoken from My throne—you are seated here with Me.
Scripture References: Mark 11:24; Galatians 2:20; Romans 6:6–11; Ephesians 2:4–6; Colossians 3:1–4; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; Hebrews 10:14
🌿 Real-Life Analogy
It’s like putting on a new pair of prescription glasses. At first, your mind may still try to correct your vision the old way, blinking or straining as it once did. But the clarity is already there—you simply have to look through the new lens. The distortion isn’t reality anymore; the new view is.
So it is with your life in Christ. You don’t need to feel new to be new. Yielding to Christ within you may look like pausing mid-thought to say: “That old attitude doesn’t belong to me—I trust You, Lord, to live Your kindness through me here.” Whether in a difficult conversation, a lingering temptation, or a weary moment at work, you can trust that the indwelling Christ is ready to respond through you.
🙏 Prayer of Confidence
Father, I thank You that I am Yours. Not someday, not partially—but fully, forever. You have placed me in Christ and seated me with Him. I don’t need to strive for what’s already mine. Today, I rest in Your affirmation, and I confess with joy: I am Yours, and You are mine. When remnants of the old try to speak, I will answer from the truth: I no longer belong to that realm. I belong to You.