FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK ~ In Greek and Roman times if a package was to be dispatched to another location, it first went through a series of investigations to make sure the contents were not flawed, broken, or shattered. The sender would examine every single piece of the contents to make sure each one was whole and intact. If everything was whole and intact, the sender would pour hot wax on the crease of the package and then carefully push the insignia of the owner into the wax, signifying that all the contents were in perfect order. The insignia on the package was important for several reasons. It was the insignia of the owner of the package. No one would dare break into the sealed package to disturb the contents. The insignia or “seal” was the guarantee that the package would be delivered to its final destination unharmed. It was like the highest security that someone could place on a package. The insignia or “seal” also guaranteed that everything in the package was in order – nothing broken, inferior, or shattered. Everything was whole and complete. 

The “seal” was called a sphragidzo – the exact same word used in Ephesians 1:13b-14a, “Having believed, you were marked in Him with a “seal”, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance.” This tells us that when we believed and were born again, God examined us to make sure we were made completely new and whole, and He found no flaws, no defects, and no shattered places. God saw that we were truly a product of Christ’s own making and were complete in Him. In fact, we were so complete that, figuratively speaking, Christ poured His “wax” onto our hearts and spirits. He then pressed the insignia of the Holy Spirit into us, giving guaranteed proof through the Spirit’s indwelling presence that we belong to God, and we will make it to our ultimate destination – Heaven! (from a word study by Rick Renner). We all have had our struggles, disappointments, and failures along the way, but the Holy Spirit is guaranteed proof that we will eventually make it to our heavenly home, whole and complete.  ~ God’s blessings, protection, and favor to all.

Benny Nolen
Director
Joseph's Storehouse