2 Corinthians 1:21-22, The Earnest of the Spirit In Our Hearts

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 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.

William MacDonald said well, “He also had sealed them and given them the Spirit in their hearts as a guarantee. Here we have two more ministries of the Holy Spirit. The seal is the mark of ownership and security. The Spirit indwelling the believer is the mark that the believer now belongs to God and that he is eternally secure. The seal, of course, is invisible.”

He further said insightfully, “People do not know that we are Christians by some badge we wear, but only by the evidences of a Spirit-filled life. God has also given them the Spirit in their hearts as a guarantee or downpayment in pledge that the entire inheritance will follow. When God saves a man, He gives him the indwelling Holy Spirit. Just as surely as a man receives the Spirit, so surely will he enter into the full inheritance of God. The same kind of blessings which the Holy Spirit makes real in our lives today will be ours in full measure in a day yet future.”

Thank God for our spiritual inheritance that the Lord made ready for us. Amen.