The Church's Divine Engagement Ring

"...you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance..." Ephesians 1:13b-14a

Men break promises all the time.  God never does.  His word should be sufficient for us, but He is so gracious in that He makes His promises even more certain (if that were possible) by giving us His own guarantees.  When a person becomes a Christian, the Holy Spirit takes up residence in his/her life.  The Holy Spirit empowers us and equips us for ministry.  He protects and encourages us.  He also guarantees our inheritance in Jesus Christ.  The Spirit of God is our securing force, our guarantee.  When we are sealed with the Holy Spirit, we are marked out as God's own possession.  From the moment the Holy Spirit takes our lifeless arms and wraps them around God's gift of faith, we entirely and eternally belong to Him.  I love how John MacArthur puts it - "The Holy Spirit is the church's irrevocable pledge, her divine engagement ring, as it were, that, as Christ's bride, she will never be neglected or forsaken."

We will never walk away from the Savior's love either.  We won't because we can't.  To say we can is to say we are bigger than God. 

Rejoice in His covenant-keeping love for you today!