Final Inheritance

Ephesians 1:13-14 (ESV) ^"13In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory."

We have all had one of those days.  A day in which nothing goes right, everything irritates you, and you just want to find a hole and hide.  Not only can this world bring us trouble but more often our own sinfulness brings us down to despair. 

When I look at my own life intimately I find that I have a lot to work on.  I get caught up in my own sinfulness and my frustration increases to the point that I want to throw up my hands and give up.  But it is comforting to know that I have been sealed with the Holy Spirit.  Of course, this does not mean that I've reached the pinnacle of spirituality and righteousness.  On the contrary, the Spirit is just the down payment of my inheritance.  He is only the first installment of the total inheritance which I will receive at the throne of the Father.

I have to remind myself that this world is temporary.  My sinfulness is only temporary.  But until I receive the final inheritance in full I will have to trust in the Holy Spirit and my Savior to get me through each day.  This world will end and His children will come into their inheritance.  What a wonderful day that will be.

To His Glory!