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by Sheila Walsh
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I grew up on the west coast of Scotland. As a child, I used to play in an old ruined castle on the shoreline. I would pretend that I was safe as long as I was within the walls of that castle.
The center tower of these ancient castles was called the “keep.” It provided shelter and an operating station for defense during a siege. In God’s kingdom, there is also a keep—Christ. Paul put it this way:
“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Cor 1:20–22).
All of God’s promises find their “Yes” in His son. Not only are God’s past promises fulfilled in Christ, but He also claims us through Christ. Paul uses the imagery of a seal: God stamps us with ownership. Through Christ, He has made an eternal commitment to us. |
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