Ephesians 1:1-14

“In 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, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it” (v13-14). Paul reminded the Ephesians of the precious reality of their faith. They had burned magic books and risked persecution to follow Jesus (Acts 19), yet all they had renounced was nothing in comparison to what they received: the indwelling Spirit, adoption as sons and daughters, holiness, redemption, riches of grace, an inheritance (v5-7).

In Christ, God has lavished “every spiritual blessing” on us (v3), and the Holy Spirit is our guarantee that we belong to His coming kingdom (v11-14).