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The Seal of the Spirit

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.  Ephesians 1:13

 

God places a seal on us when we receive Christ. And that seal is a person---the Holy Spirit. By the Spirit's presence God gives us security and establishes His ownership over us.

The Spirit is also God's pledge. He not only seals the arrangement, but He represents God's commitment to see us through. And fellowship with the Spirit is a sample of what we can expect when we come into our inheritance in Heaven.

Finally, the Spirit witnesses to us, by the Scriptures and within our hearts, that Christ died for us and that, by faith in Him, we have become God's children.

What a wonderful thing to know the Holy Spirit has been given to us as a seal, a pledge, and a witness! May each of these give us new assurance of God's unchanging love for us, and give us confidence as we seek to live for Him.

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.