"Yes" in Christ!!

"For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ. And so through him the 'Amen' is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now, it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come." - 2 Corinthians 1:20-22

Wow, that is powerful stuff!!

As you read scripture, you read promise after promise after promise that God has made to His children. From Adam to Abraham to Jacob, Joseph, Paul, John, and to us, modern-day believers. The Bible is simply full of promises made by God, and sometimes I forget about the fact that all of these are answered in the end, by Christ, through His birth, His death, and His resurrection.

I don't have to sit back and wish that what God has told me will come true. Doubt should not enter my mind or heart. The promises have ALREADY been answered. Christ has ALREADY fulfilled each of the promises. CHRIST IS THE PROMISE!!

If that's not comforting, what is?

Verse 22 of the above passage -- man, is there a better description of our place in God's Kingdom in all of scripture? If there is, please pass it along to me in the comments section, or if you know of other passages that support this, please pass them along. I'd love to set them side-by-side and meditate on the truth founded in them.

As believers:

1) We are ANOINTED!!! Amen!! To be anointed by God, what more do you want? Do you fail? Yes, of course you do, but you are still ANOINTED!! Nothing you do can change that. If you are a believer, you are anointed forever. The anointing has already taken place, and you live in a constant state of anointment. And don't ever forget it.

2) God OWNS us!!! He has set His seal of ownership on us. And, know this isn't the type of ownership that has a negative connotation. This is the ownership of the Almighty Creator of the universe. We are His, forever and ever and ever. And, don't ever forget it.

3) His SPIRIT is in us!! God actually lives in us through His Spirit. He knows you through His Spirit. He heals you through His Spirit. He convicts you through His Spirit. We are His, He lives in us, and He is always with us for constant communion if we so choose. God is always available for us because of His SPIRIT. And, don't ever forget it.

4) We are guaranteed ETERNAL LIFE!! Because Christ has fulfilled the promise, because God has anointed us as His children, because we are His, and because He lives in us, we are guaranteed eternity with Him. And, don't you ever forget it!!!

When you are feeling "NO," when you are hearing "NO," when you are believing "NO," when you don't even care if the answer is "NO," never, ever forget that the answer has always been, currently is, and will always be "YES" because of Christ.

God bless,

Sean


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