7-Day Practice: Living under the Sealing of the Holy Spirit

 

7-Day Practice: Living under the Sealing of the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 1:13 Therefore, when you heard the truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, you were sealed in him with the promised Holy Spirit,

Ephesians 1:14 who is the bond of our inheritance, for the redemption of God’s purchased heritage and for the praise of his glory.

🗓 7-Day Practice Table

Day	Practice Theme	Focus of Sealing	Practical Exercise	Inner Attention	Scripture
Day 1	Established by the Seal	The fact of sealing	Pray and declare: “I have been sealed in Christ by the Holy Spirit.”	Stand on God’s word, not feelings	Eph. 1:13
Day 2	Living in the Spirit	Beginning of sealing	Turn to the spirit, call on the Lord, pray briefly	Spirit vs. mind	Rom. 8:10; 1 Cor. 12:3
Day 3	Sealing the Mind	Spreading of sealing (1)	Offer your thoughts to the Lord; stop reasoning	Renewal instead of stubbornness	Rom. 12:2; Eph. 4:23
Day 4	Sealing the Emotion	Spreading of sealing (2)	Turn to the Lord in every feeling	Expression of Christ’s tenderness	Gal. 5:22
Day 5	Sealing the Will	Spreading of sealing (3)	Deny the self; obey the inner sense	Willingness to be gained	Matt. 26:39; Phil. 2:13
Day 6	Saturating the Soul	Deepening of sealing	Pray: “Lord, saturate my whole soul.”	God’s image being expressed	2 Cor. 3:18
Day 7	Awaiting Bodily Redemption	Goal of sealing	Look for the Lord’s return; pray for maturity	Hope and readiness	Eph. 1:14; Rom. 8:23

 

🔑 Core Reminders

• The seal is once for all; the sealing is ongoing
• Do not remain only in the spirit—allow the soul to be sealed
• Sealing equals saturation, sanctification, and transformation
• The redemption of the body depends on the spreading of the sealing

🕊 Daily Declaration

“Lord, I have been sealed by the Holy Spirit; today I open my being for Your further sealing.”

🎯 One-Sentence Summary

To live under the sealing of the Holy Spirit is to cooperate daily with His inward operation until God’s image saturates our whole being and prepares us for the redemption of the body.

 

*Please refer to Ephesians Life-Study, Chapter Twelve: Being Sealed by the Holy Spirit

The Seal and the Pledge of the Holy Spirit vs. The Sealing and the Pledging of the Holy Spirit

 

The Seal and the Pledge of the Holy Spirit vs. The Sealing and the Pledging of the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 1:13 Therefore, when you heard the truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, you were sealed in him with the promised Holy Spirit,

Ephesians 1:14 who is the bond of our inheritance, for the redemption of God’s purchased heritage and for the praise of his glory. 

Item	The Seal & the Pledge  (Positional / Factual)	The Sealing & the Pledging  (Experiential / Progressive)
Theme	The Holy Spirit as the seal and the pledge	The Holy Spirit as the ongoing sealing and pledging
Meaning	The Spirit Himself is given once for all as the seal and the pledge	The Spirit continually operates within us as sealing and pledging
Reason	Because we believed into Christ (Eph. 1:13)	For the redemption and maturity of God’s purchased possession (Eph. 1:14)
Metaphor	A seal marking ownership	Repeated anointing and permeating
Way	Once at believing	From spirit → soul → body
Function	Confirms ownership and guarantees inheritance	Produces sanctification, transformation, and maturity
Explanation	The Spirit enters our spirit as the living seal	The Spirit spreads within us through continual inward operation
Result	We are marked as belonging to God	God’s image is expressed in our whole being
Relationship	The seal is the foundation; the pledge is the guarantee	Sealing continues; pledging becomes experiential
Example	Assurance of salvation at conversion	Renewed mind, softened emotion, subdued will
Application	Stand on the fact of having been sealed	Cooperate with the Spirit’s inward spreading
Burden	Do not stop at doctrine	Advance unto full transformation
Prophesying Direction	We are eternally sealed by God	The Spirit is still sealing us unto full redemption
Conclusion	Salvation is secure; inheritance is guaranteed	Redemption of the body depends on the Spirit’s spreading
Related Scriptures	Eph. 1:13; 2 Cor. 1:22	Eph. 1:14; Rom. 12:2; Rom. 8:23; 2 Cor. 3:18

 

🔑 Core Summary

The seal and the pledge of the Holy Spirit are once-for-all facts accomplished at our believing;
the sealing and the pledging of the Holy Spirit are lifelong processes carried out within us.
The seal declares God’s ownership, and the pledge guarantees our inheritance;
the sealing spreads God’s image into our mind, emotion, and will
until our whole being, including our body, is fully redeemed, resulting in the praise of God’s glory.

 

⚠️ Key Reminders 

l   Do not remain only in positional truth

l   Enter into experiential sealing

l   Redemption of the body is related to maturity

l   Rapture is a matter of growth, not merely time

 

*Please refer to Ephesians Life-Study, Chapter Twelve: Being Sealed by the Holy Spirit

7-Day Practice: Living in the Processed and Consummated Triune God

 

7-Day Practice: Living in the Processed and Consummated Triune God

Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:45 So it is written: “The first man, Adam, became a living soul; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.”

2 Corinthians 3:17 And the Lord is the Spirit; where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Galatians 3:27 For all of you who have been baptized into Christ have already clothed yourselves with Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:13 For we, whether Jew or Gentile, whether slave or free, have all been baptized in one Spirit, becoming one body, and all drink one Spirit.

2 Corinthians 13:14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 

Day	Practice Theme	Key Experience	Daily Practice	Prayer / Declaration	Related Scriptures
Day 1	Entering the Processed Triune God	Seeing that the Triune God has completed His process	Quiet yourself before the Lord; declare your position in Christ and in the Spirit	“Lord, thank You that You have become the Spirit to be with me.”	Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14
Day 2	Living in the Reality of Incarnation	Experiencing God-with-us in daily life	Turn your heart to the Lord throughout the day and converse with Him	“Lord, You are present in every part of my daily life.”	John 1:14; Matt. 1:23
Day 3	Experiencing the Life-giving Spirit	Enjoying the Spirit as life supply	Call on the Lord’s name repeatedly; breathe spiritually	“O Lord Jesus! You are the life-giving Spirit!”	1 Cor. 15:45; 2 Cor. 3:17
Day 4	Living in the Reality of Baptism	Remaining in organic union with the Triune God	Recall and affirm your baptism into the Triune God	“All that the Father, the Son, and the Spirit are is mine!”	Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:3–4
Day 5	The Spirit as the Blessing of the New Covenant	Enjoying the all-inclusive Spirit	Give thanks, praise, and enjoy God in your spirit	“The Spirit is the blessing of God’s New Testament economy!”	Gal. 3:14; John 7:39
Day 6	Participating in God’s Present Building	Allowing God to build Himself into you	Fellowship with the saints; supply and be supplied	“Lord, build Yourself more into me.”	Eph. 3:17; Matt. 16:18
Day 7	Living in the Reality of the New Jerusalem	Living today in God’s ultimate expression	View the church and life from the city perspective	“I am being built into Your eternal dwelling!”	Rev. 21:2, 10; 22:17

 

Weekly Core Reminder:

• This is not doctrine, but daily turning to and enjoying the Spirit.
• This is not individual spirituality, but for corporate building.
• This is not only future, but a present reality.

The seven-day practice can be summarized in one sentence:

By turning to the Spirit daily and living in connection every day, we will ultimately become the manifestation of the Triune God's community—the New Jerusalem.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Thanksgiving International Conference on the Synthesis of Christ, the All-Inclusive Christ Revealed in the Gospel of Matthew, Part Four: Christ as the Center of the Processed Triune God.