Ephesians 1:13, “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,” [here is another promise]“which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”

This Scripture is saying the Holy Spirit was given to us as a deposit that guarantees our inheritance. As heirs of God, we have this inheritance. If we keep our trust and confidence in His son and what He provided for us to give us that privilege and right, no one can take that from us.

II Corinthians 1:21, “Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.”

God has set his seal of ownership on us and He has put his Holy Spirit in our hearts guaranteeing us of what is still yet to come— more promises. (While there are other promises, we are focusing on the inheritance and the promise that comes with that.) He has freed us from the one who has held us in slavery. We were slaves to sin, slaves to Satan and his ways, doing his bidding. But now that has all changed. Hallelujah! He set His own seal and His ownership is on us. We are no longer slaves and now are a new creation in Christ, which makes us Sons and Daughters of God, because Christ paid the price. We are bought at a price and it cost Jesus His precious blood, which now makes us God’s inheritance. We belong to God and no one can ever change that. Another promise we have is that God himself has put our care under His son. And what is the Father’s will? That the Son lose not one truly born-again individual who is part of that inheritance.

Jesus says at John 6:37, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.” [It was God’s will that we would not be castaways.] “And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Everyone that looks on the Son, everyone that has trust and confidence in His Son, the Son of God, Jesus Christ, and believes on Him will have eternal life. We have so many wonderful promises in the Scripture. There is no reason to ever be depressed. (I know it is part of our flesh when we get worn down in mind, and spirit, and physically.) Remind yourself in those moments of despair what God has promised us. There is plenty to look upon in the Scripture. God is not a man to lie and He will keep His word. And all these promises that I’ve covered so far, we cannot accomplish; we cannot use our own personal efforts to receive any of these promises. All this is the work of the Father, all this is the work of the Son, all of this is the work of the Holy Spirit. If we have trust and confidence in Them, what They do cannot be undone. Yes, we might trip up, we might fall, we might sin, (and I guarantee you that is going to happen) all those things are going to happen, but, They have a strong grip in our lives, friends, and They won’t let go if we keep our focus on Them. Nothing in this world, nothing in all the cosmos, nothing in all of God’s creation can change what God has provided for us, and what Christ has done for us.

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