4.11 The Holy Spirit is the Seal of the New Covenant

Another step of the Hebrew ceremony is to have a seal of the covenant. They would cut their arm to make a scar. The scar will bear witness that the testimony had been made. It is a sign and a guarantee of the covenant.

Under the Old Covenant of law, circumcision was the seal of the covenant. David was speaking covenant language when he called Goliath an uncircumcised Philistine who defies the army of the living God (1 Sam 17:26). He was declaring that victory belongs to God’s covenant children – and the fact they were circumcised bore testimony to that covenant.

Everything that is physical in the Old Covenant is fulfilled in the spiritual in the New Covenant. Therefore in the New Covenant, it is the circumcision of the heart (Rom 2:29). Circumcision means to cut off the flesh. This means to walk according to the Spirit and not according to the flesh.

(Gal 5:16, NKJV)
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

The Holy Spirit is the seal of our New Covenant in Christ. We experience the reality of the New Covenant when we walk in the Spirit.

(Eph 1:13-14, NKJV)
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were SEALED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Today, you may wonder, “How do I know that I am in covenant with God?” or “How do I know that I am saved?” You know because the Holy Spirit dwells in you. He is the seal of your covenant. When God puts His seal on you, it means that you belong to Him. You can experience His leading, His power, His love and His communion.