This week, God gave us the most indescribable gift: the finalization of Jack’s adoption into our family.
My soul is so full as my arms wrap around my son, this child of my heart.
He is not of “my flesh and bone,” but by God’s unbelievable grace, he is now my very own.
I think of what Joseph, the adoptive daddy to Jesus, must have felt. Looking into those eyes, caressing His cheeks, and softening the midnight cries…
“How can this be?” he must have wondered.
And so do I.
God chose Jack for us.
God chose Jack for us. We quietly knew this for months. But we privately, silently prayed in our hearts; still with undercurrents of fear and anxiety about what the future would hold.
But God provided in countless ways.
- A wise and wonderful adoption attorney: Mary Conklin.
- A Jesus-loving adoption agency: Families Through Adoption.
- A giant team of friends and family who prayed, supported, and encouraged along every step of the journey.
And Jack arrived.
Healthy and whole and now overflowing with effervescent happiness. And this glorious Tuesday, surrounded by family and friends, our dear friend, Judge Brian Pickell, pronounced him now and forever: Jackson Carter Breznau.
I am forever his and he is mine.
So also God our Father embraces us as His own. Through the indescribable gift of Christ the Son, we – by grace alone through faith alone – are chosen and adoption into His family, the Beloved. God calls us sons and daughters.
We are forever His and He is our Father.
Adoption is the eternal gift that flows from the gospel. In this love and grace we rejoice!
“He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.” (Ephesians 1:5)
“To redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.” (Galatians 4:5-7)
“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:12)
“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ…” (Roman 8:14ff)
“For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith…” (Galatians 3:26)
A Prayer for our Son
Thank you, oh Lord of mercy, for giving us Jack. Our hearts pour out in praise to You.
Lead Jack’s heart to Your love. At a very young, early age, we ask that You draw Him to the rescuing, redeeming Truth of Jesus the Christ.
May He walk with you and serve you with joy all of his days.
May He wholeheartedly love you and draw many others to love you through proclaiming Your great grace.
Give us wisdom, knowledge, and insight to guide Jack in Your Word. For Your glory to be displayed, we pray.
Through Christ our Savior and by the power of the Spirit, we pray to You, our Father. Amen.
Thank you, friends! We love you all!
Love in Christ,
Michael, Stephanie, Hudson, Everlynn, Carson, and Jackson Breznau
