Saved. Sealed

“I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” Mark 10:15

Max Lucado in the book “Help is Here” talks about assurance of your salvation: “Seal.

You know the verb. You twist a jar lid to seal the pickles. You lick an envelope to seal the letter. You notarize the contract to seal the deal. Sealing declares ownership and secures contents.

Sealing is the act that says, “This is mine, and this is protected.”

When you accepted Christ, God sealed you with the Spirit. He cocooned you, assuring your safekeeping. Satan might woo you, discourage you, and, for a time, influence you. But he cannot have you.

Christ “has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption” Ephesians 4:30

It is only by the grace of God that we are saved.

Praise Jesus for the new life you have in Him and learn to trust Him with all of your life.

“I felt myself absolutely born again. The gates of paradise had been flung open and I had entered. There and then the whole of Scripture took on another look to me.” Martin Luther

“In reply Jesus declared, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.’” – John 3:3