Spirit of Adoption - Knowing the Father's Heart in Days to Come

There are so many different parts of God’s personality that gives us different pictures of how He loves us. I want to mention one that happens to be one of my most favorite parts of God. In all of history, there has never been the amount of parentless children than there are now on the earth. Because of increasing violence, wars, and the spread of AIDS, the number of orphans in the world is increasing at a frightening rate. I believe that in the days to come, God will raise up many who know Him as Father. Yes, it will be because of the many who have lost their parents, but it will also be for the ones who have parents, but have lived in abuse and neglect. The brokenness among children will so increase over time that we have to be prepared by knowing the heart of our Father for them. There will be those who are called to bring His heart to children in the most devastating situations. They will have an understanding of the Father’s heart and will not only communicate it to them, but will carry the “spirit of adoption” that is talked about in Romans 8:15. Orphanages will be started, individual adoptions will take place more than ever before, and people will hear the call to go and rescue them in the darkest of areas on the earth. They will tell them of their value, that they are wanted, and that they have a family. It will beautiful, a reflection of what God loves doing.

Even now He is looking for those who will say yes to become a spiritual mother or father. You may not ever adopt or live at an orphanage in a third world country. But you can find a kid that needs your hugs, love, and attention. They are everywhere. We don’t realize the impact we can have on a little one’s life. Then again, you might be someone that will be so privileged to go to the poorest of places in the world to live among them, feed them, clothe them, and hold them.


James 1:27 “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…”

Isaiah 40:11 “…He gathers them in His arms and holds them close to His heart…”

Isaiah 49:15 “They said, ‘The Lord has forsaken me the, the Lord has forgotten me.’ Can a mother forget the baby at her side and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you.”