Verse 5, "God sent him (Jesus) to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could ADOPT us as His very own children."
I was every bit anxious for the time when Maki would ask me about our relationship. After all, I was sure she'd wonder sooner or later why her Daddy and Mommy were so much older than the parents of her classmates. I prepared the groundwork by telling her the story of how Moses' mother put him in a basket to save him and how the pharoah's sister found him and raised him as her own son. When that time came, my heart skipped a beat but as we talked she expressed how happy she was that we FOUND her and WANTED her to be part of the family. She feels so loved, and so accepted that even though someone else had given birth to her, she sees me as her Mommy and Em as her Daddy. She knows her rightful place in the family is secure.
This is how it is with our adoption into God's family. We are given full rights as His children and our position is secure because we received Jesus, His son, as our Saviour.
Father God, Maki's story is but a glimpse of Your adoption plan for us. Thank you for her life that has blessed our family, and thank you for sending Jesus Your son so that I too can call you Abba!
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