Character Studies - ElectronicGospel

. the best helpmeets are the ones who judge God to be faithful and relate to their husbandsaccordingly–hoping always for heaven, yearning to take their loved ones along with them, conscious ofthe fact their behavior will have a strong bearing on the potential for any of that to come to passC. Instrument of God1. the apostle Paul also reflects upon Sarah as an instrument of God (Galatians 4:21-31)2. the point of the story is that Christians are children of the free, not the bondwoman, and shouldnot place themselves in bondage, either to sin or to a defunct code that was powerless to make menjustified anyway3. we are children of promise as Isaac was, and can call his mother ours, for we are born again ofthe Spirit (John 3:1-7)a. born of water and the Spirit is much like the tenets of the Great Commission, whichincluded teaching, baptizing and making the converts into disciplesb. yet Paul reasons from this rebirth that the disciples should be careful not to drift aimlesslyback into old patterns (Galatians 5:1)4. we have the potential to be instruments of God, to participate in the gospel, but if we areburdened with a lack of faith, confidence or trust, it is unlikely that we will prove useful for much at all(2 Timothy 2:19-21)ConclusionSarah is an ancient and wonderful character, obviously an example for women, but really for all who callupon God..Character Studies! 153