March 28, 2025 – Sealed and Filled
Romans 8:9
Sermon: 2186 How to Keep Your Spiritual Fire Burning, Part 1
Pray Over This
“But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.”
Romans 8:9
Ponder This
Once you are put into the Body of Christ, you are sealed by the Holy Spirit. In Ephesians 1:13, Paul speaks of Jesus, saying, “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise." And in the Book of Esther, we read that no man can break the king’s seal (Esther 8:8). Once the seal, a stamp of melted wax, was affixed to a document, it meant the deal was done, finished, paid in full. We have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of God. The King has put a seal on you that can’t be broken.
We are called to be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18). This is not simply a blessing to enjoy; it is a command to obey. But it is passive. Paul doesn’t say get filled, he says be filled. This is something God does; it is supernatural.
Every Christian is to be filled with the Spirit, not just the pastor, not just the evangelist, not just the choir leader. We’re all to be filled with the Spirit, young and old. He comes not only to abide but also to preside in us. We are to be filled with the Spirit.
- How have you seen the Holy Spirit at work in your life?
- The Bible says we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit but also calls us to be filled continually by Him. How can we seek this filling on an ongoing basis?
Practice This
Talk with another Christian about what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Pray together for God’s filling in your lives.
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