22 Nov, 2010
Adopted!
According to international news sites, November 20 is a National Adoption Day in the United States.
Eighteen children from Haiti, China, Ethiopia and other countries were sworn in as US citizens in New York City on November 18. Their adoptive American parents were very proud of them as they were sworn in.
Jillian [pictured here], 4, is one of them. She was originally from China. She was adopted by Eileen Kalerduring. On the picture ... she could be seen holding an American flag during a ceremony at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services office in New York. She is now a naturalized US citizen.
Kids all over the world need families that will love them. Reports said that in the US alone, almost 500,000 are in foster care in any given day. About 100,000 of these kids are available for adoption.
Story and Photo found at news.yahoo.com.
4But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" 7So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about adoption?
Just like those children are now citizens of the United States, those who follow Jesus have been adopted by God and have their citizenship in heaven.
Under Roman law, an adopted child was guaranteed all legal rights to his father's property, even if he was formerly a slave. He was not a second-class son; he was equal to all other sons, biological or adopted, in his father's family. As adopted children of God, we share with Jesus all rights to God's resources. As God's heirs, we can claim what he has provided for us - our full identity as his children. (Tyndale's Life Application Study Bible Notes)
How can I connect today's God's Story scripture to My Life?
- Thank God for adopting you as his own child today, for giving you new life!
- Are you holding on to something from your old life? Is it time to let go of whatever that might be? Ask God to help you forgive and forget your own sin, just like He has.
How can I connect Today's Story, My Story, and God's Story to Others?
- Do you have a friend who has been adopted? Talk with them today about their adoption process.
- Allow that conversation to point you toward talking about God's Story and His desire to adopt "lost" children as his own.
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