First Installment

“In Him you...were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, which is the first installment of our inheritance..." Ephesians 1:13-14

First installment. Downpayment. Earnest money. Guarantee. Engagement ring. Pledge. When we buy a condominium, lot or a car, the seller usually asks us to give a deposit to show we really have the intention of going through with the purchase. In 1 Peter 1:4, Peter talks of our inheritance which is incorruptible, undefiled and unfading. It is beyond the reach of decay, and it is kept in heaven for us. We don't have to worry about termites eating away our inheritance, or that it will lose its value because of inflation, or that it will disappear because of a natural calamity.

Although that inheritance is in heaven, we can have a foretaste of it here on earth, because of the Holy Spirit. We're heirs! The Holy Spirit will work in us and through us, to make sure we get our inheritance, starting right now. We just have to accept Jesus, love and believe in Him, and most importantly obey Him!

Father, may we set our eyes on the kingdom of heaven, where You have reserved a place for us.