Guarantee of Salvation

"...you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory." Ephesians 1.13-14

Sealed with the Holy Spirit, guarantee of inheritance, redeemed possession, and the praise of His glory. In practical terms, the seal of the Holy Spirit is the GUARANTEE OF SALVATION of His servants until Jesus comes to rescue them. Just as jewels guarantee a loan, the servants of God are the jewels of His Private Treasure. To ensure that these jewels are untouched while they are temporarily serving in this world, He sealed them with His Spirit until the day of his final redemption.

Answer

"Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved." Luke 8.12

The devil can steal the Word of the heart because, despite hearing it, the person still did not care, they were not interested, they despised it and gave it no value. They did not care for it because, in their eyes, it wasn't that important. Who would neglect a precious jewel?
For each four people who hears the word, at least one of them despises it.

On the wayside

“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it." Mark 4.3-4

The seed is the word of God. Fallen by the wayside and eaten by birds is the seed that has been snatched away by the devil. The question is: Why the Word can be stolen?
This is the homework for my readers. Tomorrow, I will answer it.

There is rest in trusting

"I called on the Lord in distress; the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place." Psalms 118.5

Troubles are part of everyday life for every human beings. The difference is that not everyone has the Lord Jesus as a refuge. That's when they lose.
But for those who depend on Him, they find rest from praying and beign answered.

God's thoughts

"The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, 'surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, and as I have purposed, so it shall stand." Isaiah 14.24

God's thoughts are positive, determined and objective. I believe that this is the recipe for His people to take possession of the Promises. Those who have the mind of Christ have a firm of purpose, know what they want and where they want to get, Yes, yes, no, no. Nothing undefined ...

Your faith saves you

"But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, 'be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.' And the woman was made well from that hour." Matthew 9.22

It was not Jesus who healed the woman with the issue of blood, but her faith in Him. Here is the secret of miracles. The assurance that Jesus will do what He promised. "Surely, He took upon Himself our infirmities and carried our sorrows upon Himself..." (Isaiah 53.4).
It works like this: As you read this text and believe that your infirmities have ALREADY BEEN CARRIED IN THE BODY OF JESUS​​, THEN YOUR FAITH WILL ALSO SAVE YOU!

Holy Cup

"I will take up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord." Psalm 116.13

The Cup of Salvation is the Lord Jesus Christ. To take it means committing to Him entirely. It's like a serious marriage, where the couple takes responsibility for each other for life. In relation to the Lord Jesus, marriage is for eternity.