"This is the picture of the fulfilled promise that for those who have been sealed at Baptism; marked as belonging to God and given the Holy Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee; this text tells us that no matter what is going on in our lives right now; all will be well. This is assurance. This is promise that our future is with our Lord because His seal protects us from the full measure of His wrath. Because He has saved us, because He has marked us, He cannot forget us; He cannot neglect us and He will always be with us and will see us through all things; even when the stars fall from the sky."
"The Gospel is the truth that sets us free from the bondage of sin and readies us for the Wedding Feast of the Lamb. It is the truth that we still contend for today amongst those that would water-down and weaken the Gospel into something so much less than what Jesus died to bring to us. He is the one who unlocks the chains of our sin and frees us to receive by faith our justification before God; His forgiveness won on a cross through His blood shed for you.
