"Marked with a seal." It's cool to think of the different seals there must have been in the olden times. Pretty much everyone of importance had a ring that they would use to stamp a wax seal on important documents. It was unique to them. It was their own mark. People could blatantly see who the owner/originator was. Seals eventually evolved into the branding iron. Ranchers would brand their cattle and their livestock symbolizing their ownership. If they were to get lost, people would know who they belong to. They could be brought back. Or, if the rancher was abitious, they could seek out what was theirs. It was a way to rightfully claim what was yours.
According to this passage, we're marked in Him with a seal. We belong to God.
Should the same principles apply with this Heavenly seal? Should people be able to see that we are God's? That we are Christians? If we are lost... who returns us to our owner? Or are we drawn back?
Over the last week, my roommates and I have somehow lost 4 remote controls for the TV. We bought one - and lost it within two days. We bought another - and lost it within 4 hours. I found two remotes at home, brought them back and well... you get it. When we lost the remotes, we looked everywhere we possibly could... tore stuff apart. Flipped the room upside down. We were determined to find the remotes. Anyway...
It got me thinking again. When people fall away from God... how does He react? How does He feel? Is it the same as we feel when we lose something that's important?
"...Having believed, you 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—to the praise of his glory."
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