Christ has put His seal on you. You are marked for His pleasure and with value.

Christ has put His seal on you. You are marked for His pleasure and with value.

“Greet Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note [epismos] among the apostles” (Rom 16:7)
“that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him” (Col 1:10)
“for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” (Phil 2:13)
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1Pet 2:9)
“and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father” (Rev 1:5-6)
“who is the guarantee [arrabon] of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.” (Eph 1:14)
“having believed, you were sealed [sphragizo] with the Holy Spirit of promise” (Eph 1:13)
“who also has sealed [sphragizo] us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.” (2Cor 1:22)
“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed [sphragizo] for the day of redemption.” (Eph 4:30)
“Nevertheless the solid foundation [themelios] of God stands, having this seal [sphragis]: The Lord knows those who are
His” (2Tim 2:19)
“Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee [arrabon].” (2Cor 5:5)
Reading: 1Tim 4-6; Rom 16