Adoption

adoption - How is adoption a picture of my relationship with God?

To all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

John 1:12

When the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.

Galatians 4:4-5

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

Ephesians 1:4-5

THE PROCESS of adoption is a beautiful picture of God’s love for us. Adoptive parents make a choice to give a child a new life, giving him or her a place of belonging forever. And when we trust in Jesus for our salvation, God does the same for us. He chose to give us a life we couldn’t otherwise achieve. He gives us a permanent place in his family and gives us all of the rights and privileges of belonging to the family. As daughters of God, we are privileged to receive all of his blessings, both in this life and the next. Are you living as a daughter of God Most High? Whenever you feel lonely, unworthy, or as though you are an outcast, remember that God chose you to be his very own child.

Prayer Prompts

Lord, sometimes it’s hard for me to accept that I am your daughter because . . .

Your Word assures me that I am part of your family when it says . . .