The Key to living loved is understanding how I have been adopted into the family of God.

1. See the beauty of my adoption into God’s family. (Deut. 33:12)

The beauty of adoption is…

Security

Confidence

Enjoyment

Application:

Clarify the distortions of my adoption into God's family

2. Trust the offer of adoption. (Galatians 4:4-7)

He redeems

He adopts

He gave us his Holy Spirit

He teaches us intimacy of relationship

He made us his child (co-heir)

Application:

Believe in Jesus

3. Embrace the intimacy of adoption

"Jesus said to her, 'Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God'."

John 20:17

" In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.

Ephesians 1:11

"If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!

Luke 11:13

"For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!" The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs-heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

Romans 8:14-17

Application:

Rest in your position in God's family

The true and living God has not only forgiven you and Justified you, but most wonderful of all is that...

He has adopted you!