Is adopting a child right?


 Adoption is a beautiful expression of God’s love for mankind. Adoption gives children a new life that they could not achieve on their own. In the same way, Jesus provided the way for us to have eternal life in heaven, a new life we could never achieve on our own. Just as parents lovingly teach and nurture an adopted child, God teaches and nurtures his children through the Holy Spirit. Just as adoptive parents welcome a boy or girl to become their own child, God welcomes us all to be adopted into his own family and to enjoy his blessings in this life and eternity. This hope in our spiritual adoption can sustain those of us who are experiencing the frustrations and joys of earthly adoption.


Is adopting a child right for me and my family? How can I know for sure?


Matthew 18:5

“And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.”


Psalm 138:8

The LORD will work out his plans for my life—for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever.


Jeremiah 1:5

I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart.

There are some things in life you can’t know for sure, but the Bible is clear on this: God puts a high priority on loving children. If you adopt a child and welcome him or her into your heart and life, you are demonstrating the kind of love Christ showed for you.


I’m wading through all the paperwork to adopt a child. How can I deal with these months of anxious waiting?


Psalm 37:4-5

Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.


Isaiah 60:1, 4-5

“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you. . . . Look and see, for everyone is coming home! Your sons are coming from distant lands; your little daughters will be carried home. Your eyes will shine, and your heart will thrill with joy.”

Waiting is never any fun, especially when the heart is involved. That’s why it’s important to imagine the end result: a child who your heart will “thrill with joy” over


How can I explain my decision to adopt?


Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.


Matthew 18:5

“And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.”

If you choose to adopt, some people may not understand that decision. And this is especially true if the child is of different ethnicity than the adoptive parents. In such situations, the best thing you can do is lovingly explain that you made your decision carefully, that God loves all children equally, and that you believe God brought this child to your family for a particular purpose.


How has God adopted me?


John 1:12

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.


Galatians 4:4-5

But when the right time came, God sent his Son. . . . to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.

When you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, God adopts you into his family.


Why would God want to adopt me?


1 John 3:1

See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!


1 Thessalonians 1:4

We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.

God chose you to be his adopted child because he loves you.


Ephesians 1:5

God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

Adopting you as his child has always been part of God’s plan since the beginning of time.


1 Peter 2:9

But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

God has adopted you to radiate his goodness to others.


What are some of my privileges as God’s adopted child?


2 Corinthians 6:18

“And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty.”


Ephesians 2:18

Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.

You have a relationship with God the Father.


Ephesians 2:19

So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.


Hebrews 2:11

So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.

You belong to God’s family.


Ephesians 1:6-8

So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. . . . He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

You are a beneficiary of God’s kindness.


Ephesians 3:6

And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children.


Matthew 7:11

“If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.”

You are a recipient of God’s blessings and good gifts.


1 Thessalonians 2:12

We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.


Romans 8:17

And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.

You have the privilege to share in Christ’s glory and suffering.


John 14:2-3

“There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.”


1 Peter 1:4

And we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.

The privilege of being a child of God does not stop on earth but continues through eternity. You will always have a relationship with God. Even your inheritance is eternal, for you will live in his heavenly home with him forever!


Promise From God


Ephesians 1:4-5

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

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