God's Promise Seal
The Holy Spirit is God’s promise to us of Himself living and breathing His Life in us. Not only is the Holy Spirit promised to us, but also, He is the seal or guarantee of God that we belong to the Lord. Today let’s look at 1 Corinthians 1:20-22 in the Amplified Bible regarding the seal of God.
For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes [answer] in Him [Christ]. For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him [in His Person and by His agency] to the glory of God.
But it is God Who confirms and makes us steadfast and establishes us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and has consecrated and anointed us [enduing us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit];
[He has also appropriated and acknowledged us as His by] putting His seal upon us and giving us His [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as the security deposit and guarantee [of the fulfillment of His promise].
In connection with the Holy Spirit being our seal, we must also look at Ephesians 1:13,14 in the Amplified Bible.
In Him you also who have heard the Word of Truth, the glad tidings (Gospel) of your salvation, and have believed in and adhered to and relied on Him, were stamped with the seal of the long-promised Holy Spirit.
That [Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance [the first-fruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring [complete] possession of it—to the praise of His glory.”
All the promises of God are Yes and in Him, Jesus Christ, Amen (so be it). Everything we do is to be to the glory of God. All is to be positive. God says that He promises us something in His Word and it is done—so be it. In other words, so let it be established for you.
All the promises of God find their answer in Christ. All of God’s promises to us were made available to us in Christ Jesus. He is our answer. He is our Yes and Amen. There is no other answer. He is our answer. He is our Healer. He is our Provider. He is our Peace. He is our all-sufficient One. He is the One on Whom we lean and rely. He is everything we need.
In Christ Jesus, God establishes us in joint fellowship with others and anoints us. We have fellowship with God and with other people as we are in Christ Jesus. It is God Who gives us connections with Himself and with people. He is the One Who anoints us to have union and communion with Him and people. Only through the Lord Jesus Christ do we have true fellowship or unity.
God has also acknowledged us as His own by putting His seal upon us and giving us the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the earnest or down payment or security deposit, guaranteeing the fulfillment of His promise (of the Holy Spirit) to help us while we’re here on this earth. The Holy Spirit is our guarantee of our inheritance. He is the One Who is the Administrator, the Executor of the estate now, here on this earth, until we receive the full redemption of our inheritance. What is the full redemption? We will have glorified bodies; we will be free from temptation and the things of this earth. We will be 100 per cent glorified with the glory of God.
The Holy Spirit, the Anointed One, has come to live in us as our Guide and Director while we are here on this earth. He is God’s guarantee of all His promises being fulfilled in our lives, both now and forevermore.
For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes [answer] in Him [Christ]. For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him [in His Person and by His agency] to the glory of God.
But it is God Who confirms and makes us steadfast and establishes us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and has consecrated and anointed us [enduing us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit];
[He has also appropriated and acknowledged us as His by] putting His seal upon us and giving us His [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as the security deposit and guarantee [of the fulfillment of His promise].
In connection with the Holy Spirit being our seal, we must also look at Ephesians 1:13,14 in the Amplified Bible.
In Him you also who have heard the Word of Truth, the glad tidings (Gospel) of your salvation, and have believed in and adhered to and relied on Him, were stamped with the seal of the long-promised Holy Spirit.
That [Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance [the first-fruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring [complete] possession of it—to the praise of His glory.”
All the promises of God are Yes and in Him, Jesus Christ, Amen (so be it). Everything we do is to be to the glory of God. All is to be positive. God says that He promises us something in His Word and it is done—so be it. In other words, so let it be established for you.
All the promises of God find their answer in Christ. All of God’s promises to us were made available to us in Christ Jesus. He is our answer. He is our Yes and Amen. There is no other answer. He is our answer. He is our Healer. He is our Provider. He is our Peace. He is our all-sufficient One. He is the One on Whom we lean and rely. He is everything we need.
In Christ Jesus, God establishes us in joint fellowship with others and anoints us. We have fellowship with God and with other people as we are in Christ Jesus. It is God Who gives us connections with Himself and with people. He is the One Who anoints us to have union and communion with Him and people. Only through the Lord Jesus Christ do we have true fellowship or unity.
God has also acknowledged us as His own by putting His seal upon us and giving us the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the earnest or down payment or security deposit, guaranteeing the fulfillment of His promise (of the Holy Spirit) to help us while we’re here on this earth. The Holy Spirit is our guarantee of our inheritance. He is the One Who is the Administrator, the Executor of the estate now, here on this earth, until we receive the full redemption of our inheritance. What is the full redemption? We will have glorified bodies; we will be free from temptation and the things of this earth. We will be 100 per cent glorified with the glory of God.
The Holy Spirit, the Anointed One, has come to live in us as our Guide and Director while we are here on this earth. He is God’s guarantee of all His promises being fulfilled in our lives, both now and forevermore.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 9:00 AM
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