THE DANGER OF FLOATING WITHOUT A SEAL

THE DANGER OF FLOATING WITHOUT A SEAL 

"And you also became God's people when you heard the true message, the Good News that brought you salvation. You believed in Christ, and God put his stamp of ownership on you by giving you the Holy Spirit he had promised". -Ephesians 1:13 (GNT)  

In the ancient times, whenever business men purchase timber in Lebanon, they stamped it with their seal. The logs were then floated down the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea to the port where the buyers could collect their logs. On arrival, the timber merchants inspects the seal with a view to identifying the logs that belongs to them. Any log without their mark of ownership will not be moved into the saw mill for further processing.

Life is a sea with many floating logs moving from the market to the final destination i.e the port of eternity. There are many dangers on the sea that will necessitate that a wise timber merchant install a tracking device on his logs to safeguard them from the perils on the waters. 

The soul of man is much more precious than the timber of Lebanon. So, when Jesus bought back the lost soul of man from the market of sin (1 Corinthians 6:20), He installed a tracking device in man to enable him nagivate the troubled waters of this world to heaven seamlessly (Ephesians 1:13-14). This divine tracker is the seal of power and the mark of ownership that God stamped on every soul that have confessed Jesus as Lord and Saviour. Life on earth is extremely risky and difficult to nagivate without the seal of God in the soul of man. This seal of ownership is the pumping machine of God's power, wisdom and glory in this present dispensation. The seal is the Quickening Fire of God (1 Corinthians 15:46), Living Breath of God (John 20:22) and the Eternal Spirit of God ( Hebrews 9:14) that is deposited in the soul of man. What an awesome privilege?  

Unfortunately, there are many logs on the sea of life in this generation without the seal of God on them. These floating logs will be defiled, polluted or tampered with by thieves on the sea of life before getting to the port of eternity (John 10:10). Obviously, everlasting destruction awaits every floating log that rejected or grieved the seal of God while still living on earth ( 2 Thessalonians 1:9). 

"And do not make God's Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free".- Ephesians 4:30 (GNT)

Friends, do you have the seal of God in your soul? Is there any divine mark of ownership in you? Has God installed the tracker of eternity in your soul? Or have you grieved the Holy Spirit with your sinful lifestyle? Has the Holy Ghost said "farewell" to you? Don't you feel the emptiness in your soul since the Holy Ghost departed?  

"Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me. Do not banish me from your presence; do not take your holy spirit away from me.  Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Then I will teach sinners your commands, and they will turn back to you" -Psalm 51:10‭-‬13 (GNT)

King David understood the danger of floating on the sea of life without the seal of God and he cried desperately for restoration (Psalms 51:10-12). Don't you think you also need to do the same thing today? I see God reaching out to you if you dare to seek Him wholeheartly for restoration and establishment on the path of life. And every lost and wandering soul on the sea of life shall experience genuine salvation and restoration of lost privileges in Christ this day in Jesus name.  

In 1900, God inspired a 28 years old Evangelist to write the lyrics a very simple but powerful hymn that summarises the word of God in Ephesians 1:13. Please prayerfully meditate on the lyrics of this hymn and trust God for heaven to place His divine seal upon your soul so that you can navigate this sea to the final destination in heaven safely:  

SEAL US, O HOLY SPIRIT By Isaac H. Meredith (1872–1962)

Seal us, O Holy Spirit,

Grant us Thine impress, we pray;

We would be more like the Savior,

Stamped with His image today.

Refrain:

        Seal us, seal us,

        Seal us just now, we pray;

        Seal us, O Holy Spirit,

        Seal us for service today.

Seal us, O Holy Spirit,

Help us Thy likeness to show;

Then from our life unto others

Streams of rich blessings shall flow.

Seal us, O Holy Spirit,

Make us Thine own from this hour;

Let us be useful, dear Master,

Seal us with witnessing power.

My prayer for you and my humble self is that the quickening spirit of God will come afresh upon us today. Through, this fresh baptism of fire, we shall become more useful vessels in the hands of the Almighty till Christ returns. And when God will be inspecting His logs on arrival at the golden shore,  we shall be among those ransomed logs/souls that will be moved into the mansions above in Jesus name.  

On behalf of my esteemed father in the Lord, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, I want to invite you to our 68th Annual Convention with the theme "WONDERFUL". Date: Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th August, 2020. Venue: Watch live on DoveTv,  YouTube and other streaming channels. Ministering: Our beloved Daddy G.O - Pastor E.A Adeboye and other anointed Ministers of God. 

#wonderful

#RCCGVIRTUALCONVENTION2020

Good day and God bless you.  Amen

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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