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10.21.11

Children of God

But as many as received Him (Jesus), to them He gave the right to become
children of God, to those who believe in His name. - John 1:12 NKJV.

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of
you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew
nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor
female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then
you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. - Galatians
3:26-29 NKJV.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His
abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible
and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who
are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time. - 1 Peter 1:3-5 NKJV.

Can you imagine being a 46-year-old woman, and at the bedside of your dying
mother, learn that you were not even adopted; your "parents" bought you as a
baby for $2500? That is the situation that Cyn Bird has found herself to be
in along with many others. She is one of perhaps several thousand "Cole"
babies. Dr. Katherine Cole of Coral Gables, Florida, naturopathic physician,
sold babies along the Eastern Seaboard. The original birth certificates of
those babies were all falsified showing the couples who bought them as being
the natural parents. In addition, Dr. Cole actually placed birth
announcements in newspapers stating the birth parents were the ones who
bought the babies. There has been little success in determining who the
birth parents were of these children because Dr. Cole did not leave a paper
trail. (Daily Oklahoman 10.21.11)

It is hard to imagine the shock and emotional pain that Cyn Bird suddenly
had thrust upon her upon learning of her origin. However, Cyn was blessed to
have "parents" who loved her, and cared for her even though they were not
her birth parents. Sadly, there are countless millions of orphans without
natural parents, without adopted parents, and even without parents who
bought them. Since Dr. Cole operated an abortion clinic, no doubt there were
also thousands of babies who never had a chance to be bought. Cyn Bird was
doubly blessed by having been given life by her birth mother and by having
"parents" who loved her. If only all babies were able to have at least that
level of opportunity.

Whether you were adopted or not, many people have had unfortunate, and
difficult childhoods. For some people, it might have been better if they had
been adopted, or even bought when they were a baby. No matter what your
paternal situation there is good news. Your Heavenly Father loves you (John
3:16) and He wants you to be part of His royal family. What an incredible
offer! The King of kings, and the Lord of lords wants YOU to be a part of
HIS family. Not only that, YOU will be HIS heir and receive an inheritance.
Is there a catch? The catch is that you must believe and receive JESUS as
your personal Savior.

I really like the song "Children of God" by the Christian group, "Third Day".
Here are some of the lyrics:

A mystery is revealed to the universe
The Father above has proven His love
Now we are free from the judgment that we deserve
And so we are called the children of God

We are the saints
We are the children
We've been redeemed
We've been forgiven
We are the sons and daughters of our God

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