My daily light - 24 February, 2022
The mark of Salvation
Have you been Saved?, How do you know you are saved?
*Text*
Kill them all—old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders.
*Ezekiel 9:6 NLT*
_but do not touch anyone with the mark_
Those who have the mark are saved, do you have that mark? do you know it?
*Text*
And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning.
*Exodus 12:22 NKJV*
The Salvation of the Israelites from Egypt to their promised land mirrors to what is the true substance of our Salvation.
Blood of the lamb on the doors of their houses symbolizes the blood of Jesus - we need Jesus to be saved.
We have Jesus by the presence of the Holy Spirit in our heart.
As their mark of Salvation was the blood of the lamb so is the Holy Spirit our mark.
Non shall go out till morning, (going out of the mark till angel of death passes by)
Our angel of death is rapture - once you are left out, it means you are dead.
One was guaranteed for Salvation if two conditions were met:
1. Being in the house marked by the blood of the lamb
2. Not going outside the marked house till morning ( when an angel of death would be gone)
We are also saved if two conditions are met:
1. Being marked by the Holy Spirit as saved having believed the gospel.
*Text*
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,
*Ephesians 1:13 NKJV*
You are saved if you have the Holy Spirit inside your heart.
2. Not grieving the Holy Spirit till rapture
*Text*
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
*Ephesians 4:30 NKJV*
Having the Holy Spirit is not enough but maintaining him till the coming of Jesus.
Have you been marked for Salvation?
Jesus is coming, and is coming for those having the Holy Spirit in their heart as the mark.
Is the Holy Spirit inside your heart?, How do you know its Him? - the Bible says, you will know them by their fruits.
The Holy Spirit produces the fruit of the Spirit - just check if you have this fruit of nine parts:
*Text*
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
*Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV*
The fruit of the Spirit is the true character of Jesus - check your character if it's consistent with the character of Jesus.
Be marked by the Holy Spirit as you choose to start doing the word, then maintain him by not grieving him - you grieve the Holy Spirit by not forgiving others as well as anger and keeping grudges. Cloth yourself with love - forgiving anyone who offends you.
*I pray that the gracious hand of the Lord be on you as the mark of Salvation, in the mighty name of Jesus!*
