Have you ever wondered what God thinks about adoptions? It seems that it is a very important question if you are a Christian and at all considering adopting. Consider a passage in Ephesians 1:3-6 that shares a message about adoption:
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.”
It seems from reading this passage that adoption is not the idea of men, but it comes straight—from God. “In love he predestined us for adoption.” This passage indicates that adoption was not an afterthought of God’s; it was not a backup plan. As author John Piper states, “He didn’t discover one day that against his plan and foreknowledge humans had sinned and orphaned themselves in the world, and then come up with the idea of adopting them into his family. No, Paul says, he predestined adoption. He planned it” (Piper 2004 ). If you are considering adoptions, be encouraged that it is God’s idea, plan and purpose. By adopting ourselves, we model a plan that God has set in motion before the foundation of the world!
Rachelle Stephenson
I welcome Rachelle as a new employee to the agency. I am also pleased to have her perspective for the blog and every aspect of the adoption process.
If you have any questions about adopting or placing a child for adoption please contact Rachelle or I and we would be glad to help you any way we can!
1800-553-2229
http://www.adoptnewmexico.org/
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