The guarantee of our inheritance

In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. - Ephesians 1v13-14

There are times in life when a photocopy just won’t do it. In some situations you must have an original document with an official seal. Government offices always have an official stamp that certifies that the document is the genuine article. Many a headache has been caused by folks searching for an “official copy” of their birth cert.

It is the rubber stamp, or in the old days an official seal that makes all the differences. For centuries this seal was even more obvious. Originally these seals were of wax and were used to seal a scroll shut. Any tampering was obvious because the seal was broken. Eventually these seals moved inside the document to verify their authenticity.

Here we read that our eternal inheritance is sealed. This seal makes our inheritance official. The seal guarantees that all that is promised in the inheritance is ours.

What is our seal? “You were sealed with the Holy Spirit.” He is our guarantee, the promise that all God has said He will fulfil. Our inheritance is there, not until we slip up along the way, but all the way until we are fully redeemed.

Praise God for my seal, for my guarantee. Praise God that my inheritance does not depend on me.