A few years ago, we replaced a fiberglass shower in our master bathroom. The shower was worn when we moved in years before and did not improve over the years after we bought the house. It was time for a change.
The replacement shower walls are all one piece with one long silicone seal in the corners and around the shower base. It looks like white subway tiles but thankfully there is no grout to deal with. Over the years, however, the seal around the base seemed to have loosened its grip and mold and mildew began to build up.
Bob is almost 82, I am 75. We do not get down on the floors anymore. (We can’t get up!) Our wonderful son showed up last week with new silicone seal, tore out the old and replaced it with the new. The shower is once again pristine.
As I looked at that shower after he left, I thought about that silicone seal–and I thought about the fact that it will probably need to be replaced in another few years as it once again loses its grip. Then I thought about another seal—one that will never lose its grip. “When you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed in Him, you were also sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.” [Ephesians 1:13 HCSB]
When we heard the good news of truth about the salvation God invited us to in Christ Jesus, we believed Him. When we believed, we were sealed with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our down payment on the Promises of God. “Now it is God who strengthens us, with you, in Christ and has anointed us. He has also sealed us and given us the Spirit as a down payment in our hearts.” [2 Corinthians 1:22 HCSB]
This Seal will never lose His grip on us and one day we will stand in the presence of God Almighty, blameless, sinless because of what Christ Jesus has done for us. “You were sealed by Him for the day of redemption.” [Ephesians 4:3 HCSB]
HALLELUJAH! AMEN!
