“When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.” Ephesians 1:13b-14 (NIV)
The promise we find in today's verse is given as a reminder of the special attention which God demonstrates to those who are His. We know that when we believe in Jesus, God gives us His Holy Spirit to live in us. By this we are marked with a seal by God that we belong to Him. Did you notice how our verse explains what the Holy Spirits coming means? We read that He is a deposit that guarantees our inheritance. Often we put down a deposit to secure our ownership of property or perhaps the right to participate in some event. Yes, friends, the Holy Spirit's presence guarantees that we belong to God. He is a promise that He will be with us until God brings us into His presence where we will enjoy the full benefit of being God's children. Remember the words of our verse that the Holy Spirit is a seal on us placed there by God the Father.
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