Galatians 4:4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law….
My niece is a beautiful reminder of what it means to be adopted into a family. She is not physically blood of our blood, but she is so definitely our family. She looks like her daddy, with whom she shares no genetic markers, and she is soooo much like me in her need for a plan. She is absolutely family.
Galatians 4:5 …to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
There is no distinction between her kinship and any of my other nieces and nephews. This relationship helps me understand these verses in Galatians better because I understand on a gut level that distinctions are erased when someone is adopted into a family. Family is family, adopted or biological. God’s family is no different.
Galatians 4:6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
Lord, Thank You for my precious niece and for the lessons she has helped me learn about what it means to be adopted. Thank You for adopting me into Your family, erasing any distinctions. Family means love, compassion, lots of chaos and grace. Help me to treat all my brothers and sisters in Christ as family. Amen.
Galatians 4:7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.
Have a blessed day.