CREATIVE ADOPTION

 

CREATIVE ADOPTION

One of the beautiful pictures of salvation in the New Testament is that of adoption (Ephesians 1:5). We have been accepted into God’s family by faith in Christ. We have a new Father. We enjoy a new heritage, having become “partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light” (Col. 1:12). We have a new name, a new future, and a new family.

It was our privilege to be part of an earthly illustration of that heavenly truth this week. Lucas Josiah Allen stood before a judge in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was declared legally to be a member of the family of Kent and Dorinda Allen. He became our fourteenth grandchild.  The judge asked if he would be granted all the rights and privileges of those born into the family, to which we all agreed. Kent and Dorinda were asked if they felt this was in his best interest, to which they responded with a resounding yes. They were asked why they wanted to adopt and told the judge they wanted him to be part of their family.

Part of a family. What a privilege here on earth. Lucas Josiah Allen will be loved in the same way we love all of our own children and grandchildren.

Part of a family. What a privilege in the heavenly realm. God loves each of His children equally. We have been “accepted in the beloved” (Ephesians 1:6).