“Here’s my heart Lord take and seal it, seal it for thy courts
above”

God’s amazing expression of love was shown through His Son Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. His death and resurrection was a guarantee that those who would believe will have everlasting life. What could possibly be enough from us to pay back such a act of love? When all that we’ve done has been covered in His blood, the countless times of rejecting His ways to pursue our
own they too have been forgiven. So, because of this, we give to Him our lives (heart), an expression from us that is just basically responding to what he has done.

Romans 12:1Romans 12:1
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
12 ¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your spiritual service.  

says it’s our reasonable service to Him.

Ephesians 1:12-14Ephesians 1:12-14
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
12 to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ: ¹³ in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,-- in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, ¹⁴ which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of [God's] own possession, unto the praise of his glory.  

Because the Jews were God’s chosen people I kind of get the impression that their view of God’s grace was a bit different than the Gentiles. It’s just like the analogy of a rich kid and a poor kid. Just because the kid was born to a rich family he may not go through life struggling. The poor kid struggles and gets through life, and when he gets to a higher status quo he tends to be a bit more thankful for what he’s gone through. It’s the same way I view the Jews and Gentiles because they were
born a Jew maybe them giving their heart to God was something they didn’t think needed to be done because after all they were born a Jew and Jews are God’s chosen people. But Gentiles, who at first needed to abide by Jewish
laws in being circumcised before they could be accepted,had to deal with the struggles of being a Gentile in the Jewish community. But no matter Jew or Gentile it was with one Spirit that sealed both to be saved.

“seal it for thy courts above”

When a debt has been paid in full I always ask for “proof” that says I’ve paid my debt in full. Without that “proof” I have no
guarantee that I’ve paid in full. God’s “proof” was giving us His Holy Spirit as the guarantee that we belong to Him and we will be in His presence forever when Jesus comes to redeem us. And it’s for His pleasure that we are saved and spend eternity with Him.

I think of this huge court case and the only proof that will mean either life or death is the evidence that proves the truth. We were given a promise of the Holy Spirit(”proof”) and with that came the eternal seal(”evidence”) that will show who we belong to. In the presence of all witnesses we strive to hear the words” Well done thy good and faithful
servant.”

Because of all you have done for me Jesus I say “here’s my heart Lord take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above.”

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