The most valuable deposit

You've probably made some pretty big deposits in your life that think have a lot of value...but there is one deposit that has made that has more value than any dollar amount.

Think about the feeling you get when you make a pretty significant purchase. It's usually pretty difficult. You worked really hard for that money and all of a sudden you used it all up. Sometimes you don't really worry about it and other times you are filled with a little bit of buyer's remorse.

I want you to think about the most valuable thing that you have ever had to make a deposit for...can you imagine another deposit being more valuable than that? 

"When you 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." (Ephesians 1:13-14)

When we believe in Christ Jesus we are marked with a seal. That seal is the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance. Did you know that? How stinking cool is it that we are marked when we believe. It's not a visible mark but a mark that has way more value than anything that our eyes can see. 

I don't know if you knew that or not but there is so much value in you committing your life to Christ. Again - it's the most valuable decision that you could ever make.

To summarize- 

The Holy Spirit is God's seal that we belong to him and his deposit guaranteeing that he will do what he has promised. The Holy Spirit is like a down payment, a deposit, a validating signature on the contract. The presence of the Holy Spirit in us demonstrates the genuineness of our faith, proves that we are God's children, and secures eternal life for us. His power works in us to transform us now, and what we experience now is a taste of the total change we will experience in eternity. 

My challenge for you is to stop putting value on the things that don't have eternal, long-lasting value. We shouldn't ever seek out validation for the things that are not going to last forever. Don't think that the amount of things you have brings yourself value, you have value when you commit your lives to Christ and are sealed with the Holy Spirit.