Adoption is a beautiful word that impacts each one of us. Perhaps you have never been adopted into a physical family on this earth, but the Bible teaches that God desires to adopt us into His family and be our Abba Father!<\/p>\n
Ephesians 1:3-6 proclaims, \u201cPraise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.\u00a0<\/sup>For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will\u2014 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n In another beautiful display of the Gospel, Galatians 4:4-7 states, \u201cBut when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,\u00a0to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.\u00a0<\/sup>Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, \u2018Abba<\/em>, Father.\u2019 So you are no longer a slave, but God\u2019s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Our adoption into the family of God is the most important, beautiful, amazing thing that could ever occur in the life of an individual. How awesome it is to think that God allows us opportunities to participate in earthly adoptions as a small reflection of His redemptive love for us!<\/p>\n If you or someone you know is pregnant and does not know where to turn, our staff would be thrilled to help you consider your options to take part in a beautiful reflection of our Lord \u2013 adoption! Just call our office at (765) 447-5900.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"