Imagine sitting by the bedside of your dying father and he tells you that he is not your biological father. He tells you that he and your mother were unable to conceive a child, so they used a sperm donor. What would that revelation do to you?

I have known some folks who went through receiving news like this. For some it was finding out late in life that they were adopted. A couple of those folks were shaken to their core, thinking their entire life had been a lie. Others dealt with the news in a different way. They all have trouble when they first receive this information. There are so many questions they have, some of which will remain unanswered. One individual told me he came to conclusion that it did not change his identity. He had a mother and father who loved him and raised him and cared for him. They shared the good news of Jesus as the Savior of the world and his Savior. His identity was firmly established. He is a redeemed child of God.

He has this confidence because He has listened to the message of God’s Word. He keeps his eyes fixed on Jesus. Because of his faith in Christ, he knows that he is forgiven and part of the family of God. There is no doubt who his heavenly Father is.

2 Timothy 1:12  …Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.

1 John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!

No matter the issues you are dealing with in your life right now, if you put your trust in Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you have the assurance that you belong to God’s family. You are a forgiven child of God for Jesus’ sake, and nothing in this world can change that.