Now He who establishes us with you
in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the
Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
ولكن الذي يثبتنا معكم في المسيح وقد مسحنا هو الله
22 الذي
ختمنا ايضا واعطى عربون الروح في قلوبنا.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
The objective of this verse is
to trace all to God, and to prevent the appearance of self-confidence, or of
boasting. It was customary to anoint kings, prophets, and priests on their
entering on their office as a part of the ceremony of inauguration. It is
applied often to the Messiah as being set apart, or consecrated to his office
as prophet, priest, and King - that is, as appointed by God to the highest
office ever held in the world. It is applied also to Christians as being
consecrated, or set apart to the service of God by the Holy Spirit - a use of
the word which is derived from the sense of consecrating, or setting apart to
the service of God. The word sealed is important here, because once we
acknowledge Jesus as our Saviour and let Him dominate over our lives, we are
saved and our salvation is sealed and cannot be taken away from us.
I invite you to repeat the following prayer
for yourself:
Abba Father, thank You Lord that my
DNA reveals that I am a child of God and I am established, anointed, and sealed
by God. Abba Father thank You that You redeemed me and granted me forgiveness of my sins, according to the riches of Your grace. LORD, thank You that You established me with You in Christ and that You anointed me and also
sealed me and given me the Holy Spirit in my heart as a guarantee. I rejoice
that as a believer I am being consecrated, or set apart to the service of God
by the Holy Spirit. God, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You
strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that I can
continue to declare to the world that I am established, anointed, and sealed by God. In the Holy Name of Jesus I pray. To Him be
the glory and the power and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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