To choose to oneself
Derek and Meghan VanOverloop, members of Zion PRC in Michigan, share their personal adoption journey while drawing five spiritual parallels between earthly adoption and God's spiritual adoption of believers into His covenant family. The article combines personal testimony with Scripture-centered reflection on how God's adoptive heart is revealed through the practical experience of adopting their son Elijah, emphasizing God's sovereignty, planning, and faithfulness throughout the process.
Derek and Meghan VanOverloop are adoptive parents and members of Zion PRC in Jenison, Michigan Adoption is no small thing to our God. His covenant family includes His adopted sons and daughters. In His divine plan, He enabled us to enjoy the beauty of adoption here on earth. We speak of our son Elijah's story, but we are keenly aware that God is the Author, bringing deep spiritual truths of adoption to light even through our earthly experience. God is the God of adoption. We were reminded of...
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