Ishmarl and Isaac

In Galatians Paul uses the example to show some truth about Christians.

He declares Abraham to be the one who originally received the promise of Christ. Then later he talks about the Galatians returning to the slavery of sin after being freed from it. Then he talks about Hagar and Sarah and their Children. How one one free and the other was a slave. Both if these children Isaac and Ishmael shared a common father. So what made one free and one a slave? The difference in their conception was their mothers and faith. Abraham knew his promise. That Sarah would bare him a great nation, but because of insincere faith he didn't wait for God. He moved to quickly found his own way. That was better in his own manly eyes. Not unlike our common father Adam did. The result was that Ishmael was born into a God fearing household, but not into the freedom of his father because of the status of his mother. Isaac on the other hand was born a free man to a free woman, and was granted the full blessing of his fathers that was blessed by God.

What am I getting at? I'm trying to say there seems to be 2 kinds of christian converts. (I say this not to judge. I say this out of observation of my own life and others.) One kind join the faith when the time is right. They fully comprehend the need of a savior. They are there because they truly heard the stirring of the spirit before they walked down the aisle. They walked back to their seat in freedom. They are the Isaac. On the other hand the ones like me are the Ishmaels they entered the promise of Jesus Christ by ill informed circumstances. When they prayed the prayer the time was not right. Just like how the timing for the crucifixion had to be just right. The Lord needs them to wait. They may spend years in the church. Waiting for the scales to be lifted from their eyes. Not yet listing with ears that can hear. They are ones living in slavery. Do not lose heart for them they are never beyond the great hope. Continue to minister continue be ti light Jesus wants in their lives. Stand ready as watchmen waiting for the chances to usher them into true freedom. Never assume someone who performs all the common church rituals truly there whole heartedly. Never risk their eternal lives.