{"id":968,"date":"2017-06-02T23:01:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T21:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=968"},"modified":"2020-02-17T00:38:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T23:38:20","slug":"pentecost-2017-gift-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/06\/02\/pentecost-2017-gift-11\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gift #11 : Promised"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"969\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/06\/02\/pentecost-2017-gift-11\/pentecost_2017_gift_11_snoopy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_11_snoopy.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1428257043&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003584&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pentecost_2017_gift_11_snoopy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_11_snoopy.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_11_snoopy.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Quayside, Rotterdam - Snoopy-looking mooring bollard, including scarf\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_11_snoopy.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_11_snoopy.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_11_snoopy.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nQuayside, Rotterdam (photo: Irene Bom)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border:#DAF7A6 2px solid; padding:10px;width:300px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/the-gift-booklet\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"font-size:24px;\">The Gift booklet<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n12-part series of readings and<br \/>\nprayer poems on the Holy Spirit\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:#DAF7A6 2px none; padding:10px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/11\/on-writing-prayer-poems\/\">On writing prayer poems<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.4;\">\n<strong>Eph 1:13-14<\/strong> (NIV)<br \/>\nPaul writes, \u2018And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God\u2019s possession \u2013 to the praise of his glory.\u2019\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: normal; color: grey;\">Reflection<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Holy Spirit of promise,<br \/>\nthe pledge and foretaste<br \/>\nof all to come,<br \/>\nI\u2019ve been marked in Jesus,<br \/>\nsealed by you as a sign that<br \/>\nI am God\u2019s possession now,<br \/>\ndestined for great things,<br \/>\nto the praise of God\u2019s glory.<\/p>\n<p>This is just the beginning.<br \/>\nHelp me to live in that reality.<br \/>\nAmen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>by Irene Bom<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Related Scriptures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+1%3A21-22&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Corinthians 1:21-22<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quayside, Rotterdam (photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; The Gift booklet 12-part series of readings and prayer poems on the Holy Spirit On writing prayer poems &nbsp; Eph 1:13-14 (NIV) Paul writes, \u2018And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. 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