“Nevertheless, what does the Scripture say? ‘Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.’ So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.” Galatians 4:30-31
Ishmael, Abraham’s son with Hagar, the slave woman, did not inherit along with Isaac, Abraham’s son with Sarah. Instead, he was cast out. So also those who are descendants of Abraham by the flesh but do not share his faith in God’s promises will be cast out and not inherit the promises. Only those who have faith in Jesus Christ, the promised Seed of Abraham who was offered up on the cross as a perfect sacrifice for sin, will inherit the promises of forgiveness and eternal life.
Grant that I trust in You alone, O Christ, that I might receive Your pardon and inherit the eternal joys of heaven. Amen.
[Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]