Adoption

Adoption is a beautiful thing.  Yes, I guess we would all like to be born into our family, a full blooded member.  But anyone who has ever adopted a child knows how special this one is.  There is just nothing like it.  The Bible calls us adopted children of God.  Now, how special is that?

Note how Ephesians addresses His beloved Christians:  "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will...."

This passage shows that God planned to have His special people before He even created the world.  He didn't specify then which people would accept His adoption, but He planned a great adoption to come.  We know from other passages that God will accept any and all who will come to Him. 

We see a discussion in Galatians 4 about the adoption process that God has provided.  "But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons."

It is a wonderful thing to be adopted into the family of God.  Those of us who are followers of Jesus Christ can enjoy this privilege.  And from all that we learn in the Bible, God takes care of His own.  He knows His people (note John 10) and provides eternal life for his people.

The only challenge then for us is to be one of His people...a follower of His Son, Jesus Christ.  Remember that He loves you....more than you or I can possibly know. 

Thanks for reading.  Feel the love.