
All this has reminded me this week of my adoption into God’s family. Galatians 4:4-7 says, “But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’ Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God” None of us have done or can do anything to deserve God’s love. We are simply born. And He has a YOU shaped hole in his heart. And he waits for you. Just as an adoptive parent waits for a child. He waits for you to come to know His Son. And when you do, He sees you as He sees Jesus – as His child. Because Jesus covers over all the sin and ugliness about us with His goodness and righteousness. We become more like Him. And we enter into the family of God. A forever family. A family that lasts past what we can even understand as forever. And long before we took our first breaths, our Heavenly Father promised to love us, care for us, and be our Daddy (Abba) forever. You don’t need to go before a judge to make it official today. All you have to do is ask Him to forgive you of your sins and be your Daddy forever. If you have questions, I would love to talk to you about having a relationship with Jesus. Please send me a note. Nothing would make me happier than for us to be adopted into the same family!
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