Ephesians 1:13-14
If only I could grasp the intensity of this claim! (Seeing as we no longer use wax seals on letters or packages, this passage can easily lose its luster in our "modern eyes") A seal carries all the weight and authority of the one who owns it. It is a way to prove identity, guard against forgery, and proclaim authority. And I have such a seal placed upon my life by the Author of Life Himself. Through my acceptance of Christ God has placed His royal seal upon my life. But do I live like I am carrying such authority, security, or identity? Rarely.
Life can so easily numb us to the amazing identity we can claim in Christ! How would I change the way I live, act, think, or speak if I lived every day as if I carried the royal seal of the King of Kings upon my existence? What victories could I have where I have experienced defeats? What courage could I have where I quickly default to anxiety? Do others see God's Holy Spirit upon me like they would see a royal seal on a letter? Do they expect the contents of my life to back up the authority proclaimed by that seal? Or do I act like junk mail wrapped up in a fancy envelope?
He has already placed His signet ring upon the wax of my life and left His mark. He lets me decide whether to act like it or not.
Life can so easily numb us to the amazing identity we can claim in Christ! How would I change the way I live, act, think, or speak if I lived every day as if I carried the royal seal of the King of Kings upon my existence? What victories could I have where I have experienced defeats? What courage could I have where I quickly default to anxiety? Do others see God's Holy Spirit upon me like they would see a royal seal on a letter? Do they expect the contents of my life to back up the authority proclaimed by that seal? Or do I act like junk mail wrapped up in a fancy envelope?
He has already placed His signet ring upon the wax of my life and left His mark. He lets me decide whether to act like it or not.
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Seriously. I am struck by that idea that many times, I too don't act like I have the seal of the King enclosing my life. How different would life be if I did? Thanks for bringing it to such a perspective...I hope now I'll think about how I live more often.
I think the most impactful line of this blog was "or am i just junk mail wrapped in a fancy envelope." Its sad but seriously very real and true to a lot of people. They dont live up to the treasure that they should be inside. Their life should basically be just one love letter to their savior sealed with his approval and grace and then sent on by the Holy Spirit. And at the end, God is gonna receive our letter, and before him he will read it and say "Well done my good and faithful servant." So, myself included, its time to live with his seal! Thanks for this one Seth!
There are so many fundamental truths that we so easily forget in our day-to-day lives that would radically change the way we live if we could keep them in the forefront of our minds. It is hard to live that purposeful most of the time.
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