GPiper
October 29th 2003, 07:32 AM
"So also when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world. But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir." (Galatians 4:3 - 4:7)
Journeying through life are children who have become victims of their parents and find themselves in the foster care system. Journeying through life are children who have become victims of life’s cruelty and they too find themselves in the foster care system. They become children stripped of their dignity and stripped of the great need every human craves, a home and a family. They are forced to live lives of mistrust, of fear, and of hopelessness. Journeying through life are children hungering for love, for acceptance, for hope, for peace, and for adoption. The journey of adoption is the journey of a child, of perspective parents.
The journey of adoption is also our journey. Because of a little three letter word called sin we have been estranged from our Heavenly Father. As a result we journey through the dark side of human existence living a life of pain, hopelessness, and loneliness searching for the love of our Heavenly Father. Wandering aimlessly through life we find ourselves thrust into the foster care of pride, the foster care of possessions, the foster care of fame and fortune. But left in their wake deep inside we are still plagued by the hunger for our Heavenly Father and we find ourselves on the journey of adoption.
Because of little three letter word called sin we have been estranged from our Heavenly Father so he sent his Son Jesus to walk the dark side of human existence to light its path, to chase away our darkness, to give us release from our pain, to us bring hope, and give us a feeling of belonging. Wandering purposefully through life Jesus exposed the futility and powerlessness of pride, the futility and powerlessness of possessions, the futility and powerlessness of fame and fortune. Jesus came to take the role as our Legal Representative in our adoption by our Heavenly Parent.
The journey of adoption is a journey of Divine compassion, of Divine Love, and a journey of new beginnings. No longer will darkness haunt the adoptive child, nor will hopelessness and loneliness be his/her constant companion. As the Celestial Probate Judge signs our adoption decree with blood of his Son we suddenly find ourselves surrounded by a loving family. Even before the blood dries on the adoption decree there is celebration in the family. Angels fly through heaven spreading the word, “Eternal adoption and eternal life again brings another child into our home.”
The adoptive child feels loved, feels the greatness of Jesus Christ pulsing in his/her life. The child walks up to the Heavenly Father and gives him the biggest hug ever. And tears of joy well up in the Father’s eyes.
Smile Jesus loves you!
Gary
Journeying through life are children who have become victims of their parents and find themselves in the foster care system. Journeying through life are children who have become victims of life’s cruelty and they too find themselves in the foster care system. They become children stripped of their dignity and stripped of the great need every human craves, a home and a family. They are forced to live lives of mistrust, of fear, and of hopelessness. Journeying through life are children hungering for love, for acceptance, for hope, for peace, and for adoption. The journey of adoption is the journey of a child, of perspective parents.
The journey of adoption is also our journey. Because of a little three letter word called sin we have been estranged from our Heavenly Father. As a result we journey through the dark side of human existence living a life of pain, hopelessness, and loneliness searching for the love of our Heavenly Father. Wandering aimlessly through life we find ourselves thrust into the foster care of pride, the foster care of possessions, the foster care of fame and fortune. But left in their wake deep inside we are still plagued by the hunger for our Heavenly Father and we find ourselves on the journey of adoption.
Because of little three letter word called sin we have been estranged from our Heavenly Father so he sent his Son Jesus to walk the dark side of human existence to light its path, to chase away our darkness, to give us release from our pain, to us bring hope, and give us a feeling of belonging. Wandering purposefully through life Jesus exposed the futility and powerlessness of pride, the futility and powerlessness of possessions, the futility and powerlessness of fame and fortune. Jesus came to take the role as our Legal Representative in our adoption by our Heavenly Parent.
The journey of adoption is a journey of Divine compassion, of Divine Love, and a journey of new beginnings. No longer will darkness haunt the adoptive child, nor will hopelessness and loneliness be his/her constant companion. As the Celestial Probate Judge signs our adoption decree with blood of his Son we suddenly find ourselves surrounded by a loving family. Even before the blood dries on the adoption decree there is celebration in the family. Angels fly through heaven spreading the word, “Eternal adoption and eternal life again brings another child into our home.”
The adoptive child feels loved, feels the greatness of Jesus Christ pulsing in his/her life. The child walks up to the Heavenly Father and gives him the biggest hug ever. And tears of joy well up in the Father’s eyes.
Smile Jesus loves you!
Gary