Ephesians 2 &1

Thank you, Father, that, out of your rich mercy and because of your great love for me, even when I was rebellious and selfishly dead in my sins and trespasses, you made me alive together with Christ.

In Christ you gave me your Holy Spirit, the spirit of wisdom and revelation. I began to know you personally in your spirit and to know you intellectually through your word.

My eyes were opened, and I began to understand spiritual, eternal things. I enjoyed the hope of knowing that you had called me and that I was yours. And since I was yours, I now had a rich inheritance along with all your saints.

I began to know your power of life. The same mighty power which you worked in Christ when you raised him from the dead. I was included in Christ when I heard your word of truth and believed it.

Then I was marked with a seal, your promised Holy Spirit, who is like a deposit guaranteeing my inheritance until the day you redeem your purchased possession.