I was reading Ephesians chapter 1 today and pretty much just had to stop after verse 14. What an amazing section of verses full of promises and affirmations of God’s love for me.
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he…”
…Chose us in him
…Predestined us to be adopted as his sons
…Freely gave us his glorious grace, redemption, and forgiveness
…Made known to us the mystery of his will
And then, best of all, “having believed, we were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession.”
That’s me. I’m God’s possession.
He CHOSE me.
Who doesn’t want to be chosen? I don’t know about you, but I think being the last one chosen when teams are divided up, stinks. But God planned for my adoption well in advance and chose me to receive His incredible gifts of grace and redemption and forgiveness. And He did all of that….KNOWING…how terribly human I would be. I wasn’t the last one standing. I was chosen before the game was invented.
Not only that, but He loves me so much that He branded me with His mark so no one would wonder who I belong to. I am His. And He gave me the mark of His Holy Spirit. A deposit. A piece of Himself that guarantees my inheritance. Amazing.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about that deposit. About this Holy Spirit who often prompts me. I’ve been working hard to hear that call and answer. And it strikes me that THIS deposit is an interest bearing gift. He and I both reap the benefits of the interest every time I hear and answer. He is glorified; I am blessed. And best of all, I don’t have to wait until I “cash it in” in order to “cash in” on the interest!
He invested in me. AND, I get to earn interest. What’s not to like about this deal?
