Adoption

Here is some of what I said about adoption in application to James 1:27 Sunday. James says we are to visit orphans and widows. Adoption is certainly the most important way to care for orphans.

CJ Manhaney has a post today about adoption.

Let me say a word about adoption. There are about 135 million orphans worldwide today. In the US alone there are around 150,000 children waiting right now to be adopted. Friends, adoption is not just for couples who cannot have children. Adopting children is one of the most clear ways we can care for the weak and helpless.

What do orphans need? They don’t ultimately need an orphanage or a foster home. They don’t just need a few meals a day. They need a mom and a dad. They need someone who will raise them to be a man or women who treasures Christ.

When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden, the whole world became a spiritual orphanage. We were all fatherless, weak and helpless. And the Father sent His only Son to rescue orphans. The Father sent His Son to deliver you from being fatherless. He adopted you into His own family.

And those who have been rescued by Jesus are those who are now called to rescue others who are weak and helpless.

Parents, consider adopting a child and how that would communicate the gospel to the watching world. And, those of you who are beyond parenting age, encourage your children to adopt and be ready to financially support those who are pursuing adoption.

One of my prayers for Christ Baptist is that in 30 years, our church will be full of kids who have been rescued from fatherlessness. May God be pleased to create a culture of rescuing in our church, for His glory. True Christians care for the weak and helpless.