06/18/2024 – Spirit of Promise
Ephesians 1: 13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
People are really bad at keeping our promises. Our good intentions are quickly forgotten. Our affections change, and our strength fails…when people make a promise there is no guarantee they will honor it. We are covenant breakers. We have broken every covenant God has made with humankind. But God has kept every promise, and He has remained faithful in every covenant He has made. All His promises are yes and amen! His promises NEVER fail!
Yet God offers a guarantee. God’s credit rating is perfect. He should not need to give a guarantee. Yet, He has chosen to give us a guarantee…
What guarantees a covenant, a marriage, a promise is love. When there is genuine love, promises are kept, people are faithful. Do you love God at all right now? You cannot truly love Him unless the Spirit of God provides that love.
This assurance, this guarantee in the word of God is based on the love of God that has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. The love of God is the basis for this guarantee! Because God loves us from before the foundation of the world with a love that goes beyond our own failures and sin, we will never be disappointed. This reveals to us the power of the love of God. It is powerful to overcome every obstacle and to accomplish the purpose of God. Love is much more than a nice feeling or a duty- it is the way to victory and glory and joy!