In Galatians 4:4-7 it
says, “4 But
when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under
the law, 5 to
redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.[b] 6 Because you
are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who
calls out, “Abba,[c]
Father.” 7 So
you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God
has made you also an heir”.
To me this is the best news in that
chapter! Abba Father actually means “Daddy”. We need to call out to the God
Almighty like he is our Daddy…because HE IS! How amazing and wonderful is that?
The King of Kings is our father. He is the biggest celebrity in the world and
yet he loves us enough to send his son Jesus to die for us so we don’t have to
be slaves. What a blessing that is!
It goes on to talk about Hagar and
Sarah. It says, “21 Tell
me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22 For it is
written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the
free woman. 23 His
son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free
woman was born as the result of a divine promise.
24 These
things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One
covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is
Hagar. 25 Now
Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of
Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the
Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is
written:
“Be glad, barren woman,
you
who never bore a child;
shout for joy and cry aloud,
you
who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the
desolate woman
than
of her who has a husband.”[e]
28 Now
you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29 At that
time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power
of the Spirit. It is the same now. 30 But
what does Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave
woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”[f] 31 Therefore,
brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free
woman”.
We are free! Thank you Jesus for paying
the ultimate price for us! This chapter really made me smile just knowing that
we have a precious Father who loves us so much. We are truly blessed! This
really enjoyed this chapter. It just makes you think of how amazing our Father
is.
What does this chapter mean to you?
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