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