I Am Adopted

 

 

You must have heard

Of the orphan boy

Whose classmates oft teased him

And with him toyed.

 

They had their parents

While he had none,

The fact that he’d been adopted

For them was fun.

 

One day he struck back

With a revelation

Finally shredding to little pieces

Their summation.

 

They had parents

To whom they were born

But with no choice in the matter,

No not one.

 

’Twas their only option

You were all they got

But do understand I was chosen

From among a lot.

 

“Yes, I am adopted,”

He had proudly voiced,

But your parents took what they got;

They had no choice.

 

 

 

I too am adopted

But I am not ashamed,

I was adopted into God’s family

And carry His name.

 

Not by biological birth

But He chose me

To be one of His special children

For eternity.

 

Drafted into the family

Some may want to say

But definitely not an afterthought,

No way!

 

Justified and sanctified

And to be glorified

So, please don’t put down adoption

Or despise.

 

 

 

God had a choice

Whereby he adopted me,

Predestinated in Christ Jesus

For His glory.

 

Repeat the last verse

And emphasize the ‘me’,

For if you have been born again

You are God’s eternally.

 

Adopted in His family

Before the world began,

I reiterate, not an after thought

But the original plan.

 

Ephesians 1:5-6

 

Having predestinated us

Unto the adoption of children

By Jesus Christ to himself,

According to the good pleasure

Of his will.

 

To the praise

Of the glory of his grace,

Wherein he hath made us

Accepted in the beloved.

 

Now you should see

What I mean

And why I chose “I Am Adopted”

As my theme.

 

Stewart Russell © December 30, 2025