Daughter
In Him we have received the spirit of adoption as sons and
cry out Abba Father. Rom 8:23
Work
has been bordering on chaos the last few weeks and last night was no
exception. We were going like a house
afire trying to get everything done. I glanced at the night stand in one of the
resident’s room. She had a beautiful Valentine’s card that read, “To my
wonderful daughter.” A wave of sadness hit me. My parents have both passed away
and also my sweet “substitute mother”. Never
again will I get a card that says “Daughter.”
I will not get any more hugs from someone who loves me that
unconditionally. My mom was the walking
social calendar. She would call and say, "Grandma’s birthday is today. You are
going to call her, aren’t you?” She made holidays and birthdays special, not so
much because of stuff, but because she made us feel loved and approved. My dad only remembered our birthdays because
mother told him when they were. After
she died, his secretary bought us cards from him. Just as quickly as the sadness came, another
realization followed. I will have all
eternity to be their daughter. Even more important is the fact that God’s word
says that I am HIS daughter.
In
Romans, the word tells us that we have received the spirit of adoption as son
(and daughters) and cry out Abba Father. (8:23) With every adoption there is a
process of approval and an adoption fee.
The approval process is based on Jesus’ merits and not ours. The adoption fee is his blood. John 1 says
that he came to his own and his own received Him not, but to everyone who did
receive him he gave the right to become children of God. Along with that
adoption we receive the identity and benefits of being His children. We read later that we are heirs of God and
joint heirs with Christ (Rom 8:17).
I miss
my parents and being their daughter, but I believe in the resurrection and the
restoration of all things. In the meantime, I have a heavenly father who tells
me that I am his precious daughter.
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