This morning I lay there in the bed thinking for a while after I woke up. I will share those thoughts with you.

We were like Little Orphan Annie in a way. Life had kicked us about pretty much as the lady over the orphanage had Annie. Then one day, it was not Daddy Warbucks that summoned us, but the very creator of the universe. We packed up our bags, memories, hurts, and all our earthly possessions, and arrived at His door. I can just imagine Him looking down at us, and thinking, "my dear child", I have all new things to give you, those are but rags, soon you will see it too.

I thought about how He had garments of righteousness, and salvation to give to me. And it could be compared with the wedding garments of a groom, or bride in all its beauty.

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD/Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my God/Elohim; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. - Isa 61:10

I thought about the many that had hurts that seemed like they were branded into our soul. Just as older children are adopted, and have scars of life, we too have scars. Yet our Heavenly Father has the ability to completely heal those scars. He can make us into a new being. New heart, new purpose in life, a joy that is unspeakable, and peace beyond understanding.

We are unlike those children that never feel like they belong, and feel like a piece is missing. We are loved so completely by our Father, and His Son, that there is completeness, a belonging that we have never had before. He was Father because He was our creator. Now He is Father because He has invited us to be a part of His family.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. - Rom 8:15

And because ye are sons, God/Yahweh hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. - Gal 4:6

Adoption agencies charge thousands of dollars for the children to be adopted. The price of our adoption was Our Father loving mankind so much that He gave His only begotten Son, so that we could have forgiveness of our sins by His being our sin offering. Sin that cut us off from His presence. His love paid the price for us to be adopted.