Page 139 - Radical Love by Linda Robinson_FEB2025

SESSION 7

Again, this refers to her being called to ascend from the confines of the

earthly realm up to the third heaven, where Christ rules and reigns, and
to understand her true position in Him—that in Christ, she is seated in

the heavenly realms, far above every principality and power. It is also
the place of spiritual revelation. We gain access to this place by faith,

and that faith, when aligned with pure praise and worship, leads to

experiential knowledge of the One who is worthy—and of our
inheritance, authority, and standing in Him.

Notice, however, that this is a stairway, similar to the one Jacob saw in
his dream in Genesis 28:12–14. In this passage, the Lord Himself is

standing at the top, and from there He begins to speak to Jacob about
the promise of his inheritance. However, we need to understand that a

stairway has steps, which indicate that we do not access the top

immediately, but rather ascend step by step. In fact, before Jacob, the
Shulamite, and indeed ourselves ascend into our full inheritance, there

will be many stairs to be climbed and many trials to undergo—as we

see from the examples of Jacob’s walk, Joseph’s walk, and King
David’s walk with the Lord.

As the Shulamite is being called higher, there will be a greater
responsibility on her part, and this means that the focus now must

change—from being all about her and her times of happiness and
pleasure in His presence to what pleases Him. She is being called to

worship and bless her King by entering into a new level of surrender,

120