Sarah, The Free Woman

Galatians 4:21-31

It is written that Abraham had two sons; one born of the flesh and one born of the Spirit. The one represents the natural man who is a slave to sin, and the other represents the spiritual man, born of the Spirit and set free from sin.

When Sarai was in unbelief, she encouraged Abram, her husband, to have a child with her handmaid Hagar. God has given a promise to Abram that he would have a son, but Sarai was in unbelif. She tried to accomplish God's promise through the flesh. Ishmael was the son born to Abram through his ill-advised union with Hagar.

In Genesis 17:15, Sarai was given a new name, "Sarah", which reflected the genuine faith she grew to possess.

In Genesis 18:9-15, two angels and the Lord Himself showed up at Abraham's tent. Sarah heard them speaking of how God would bless her with a child in her old age.

"Is anything too difficult for the Lord?" This was Sarah's moment of faith.

Within one year, the Lord did for Sarah as He had promised and she gave birth to Isaac, the true son of promise! God always fulfills His promises to those who believe.

Seeking to protect the precious child of promise, Sarah had the bondwoman, Hagar, and her son cast out from their presence.

"Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the freewoman."

The flesh and the Spirit have no fellowship with each other. The flesh represents the Law and keeps us in bondage. The promise through faith represents freedom from bondage.

Sarah's child Isaac was a type of the True Seed who was to come, Jesus, the Seed of Abraham. Like Sarah, who became a free woman by her faith, we, too can become free! This happens when we are born again of the promised Seed through faith in Jesus Christ.

In what ways are we made free? Jesus sets us free from the guilt of sin leading to bondage, and gives us His Spirit to overcome the power of sin. Then we, too, become children of the freewoman, children of promise.

Are you a child of the flesh, or a child of promise by faith?

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