2 Corinthians 1:21-22
"Now, He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee."
This is one of my favorite doctrinal truths—God's guarantee of the eternal security of the believer.
As believers, God establishes our salvation in Christ, redeeming us through the Lord's sacrifice. As believers, God anoints our lives in his holiness, covering us with the glory of our Lord. As believers, we're sealed by God with the Spirit's touch, marked as God's very own.
All in all, this all sounds pretty secure to me. God is sovereign over humanity and his will is to bring us fully to himself without losing any to the deceiver.
The concept declared here is that of God's earnest. The giving of the Spirit into our lives in the here and now is God's declaration of his intent to fully bring us to himself in eternity.
While we use this same concept when it comes to pledging funds towards a major purchase, say for a house, we give ourselves an escape clause. We can back out simply by giving up the earnest money. But God didn't give himself this same option. Simply put, the cost of the earnest is too great—the giving of Jesus Christ for our sins.
While we know in our hearts we're not worth this great price, God the creator differs with our opinion. God created us for a friendship with him, and the Spirit's touch brings about this relationship in our lives.
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you for the security of your Spirit in my life, bringing a guarantee of a life with you. Amen.
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