Only the Adopted Survive

Some babies left in orphanages of long ago, unbeknownst to caretakers of the time, wasted away psychologically and emotionally. At some later time studies verified that a lack of attention and sustained contact had lifelong side effects. The lack of being touched, being held, and being spoken to contributed to a lack of development in specific areas of the brain. For those who remained in these settings, the benefits of their full genetic contracts were denied. That is, who each could have become fell short of the realization of his/her full potential. In short, the environment was not conducive to the maximization of early neurological development. For the survivors of this group (regardless of age) there remains yet one hope, the hope of being adopted before each dies.

The more fortunate of these infants and children ended up being adopted. These surviving adults who were taken into safe homes likely had a greater opportunity to have derived the full benefits of their genetic contracts. Some of those benefits might have been seen in greater degrees of success in education and life in general. Given that all else were equal to what might have been a normal family environment, the adoptees levels of success in all areas likely matched those born and raised in their nuclear family milieus. No matter what, however, these people also qualify for the one great hope as well: the hope of being adopted before each dies.

Regardless of who you are, where you have been, the colour of your skin, the inclination of your tongue, from noble or ignoble birth, one universal truth exists. Every person on this earth, whether adopted at birth or not, must take a look at another type of contract: a spiritual contract. The spiritiual contract seals the future of the soul for an eternity. In order that this may be done, we sign that contract in our hearts with our creator. In the end we become adopted. Why? In terms of eternal life, only the adopted survive. Only the adopted become children of eternity, part of the family of a great and mighty creator. To each human being, according to John 1:12, who believes in Jesus name he gives the right to become that child of God. As a result of doing so, each offers himself or herself up for adoption to the King of Kings. Romans 8:23 indicates that those who have the firstfruits of the Spirit groan inwardly for their adoption as sons (and daughters) in the redemption of their bodies. Isn't is peculiar that the most fortunate people in the sense of foreverness are those who accept being adopted by God. Spiritiual survivors!

Ironically enough, and as usual, God has confounded the wise on this subject. The centuries old uncomfortableness on the subject of adoption persists, and there still remains a stigma on those who have offered themselves up for adoption by the Lord. Not too many want to be associated with the children of God, those adoptees who follow Jesus and submit to being adopted. But who said the way to eternal life was going to be popular with those who do not want God?

Do we need to be told that the entire planet is an orpanage full of lost peoples of diverse nations whom the Lord is willing to adopt? Each in his or her own way from their birth on this earth has a responsibility to live out that part of the genetic contract which gives them personhood (the physical contract from which he or she was created). Likewise, everybody has an opportunity to accept the offer of God's spiritual contract which will see their souls removed from the cradle of life on earth to the cradle of life in heaven. In so doing, as adoptees of Christ they will survive forever as soul survivors..