Living Out God's Promise

Scripture – Galatians 4:28-31: ²⁸Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. ²⁹At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. ³⁰But what does the 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.” ³¹Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.

Reflection: – Building on the story of Abraham’s two sons, Paul presents his conclusion: In Christ we are “children of promise.” That hits me on a couple of levels.

One – our hope of eternal life comes only because of God’s promise. In Christ, He fulfilled His promise to Abraham. In Christ, we are the fulfillment of that promise.

Two – in Christ we are also filled with promise. God created me and you personally and uniquely. I have a specific purpose in life – one God intended for me when I was born. As I seek that out and live it out, I begin fulfilling the promise He has for me.

What does God have in mind for you? What promise has He planted in you? How are you doing with it?