Galatians 4:1-7 // Being adopted into God's family means that we are given a seat at his table and that our seat is never going to be taken away. We are secure; we don't have to prove ourselves to belong here. God says we belong to him. Period. A true appreciation of the doctrine of adoption will help us live with confidence, participate in our family identity as God's children, and live missionally for God's purposes. You can rest in the fact that God's goodness and mercy are chasing after you and that you could never outrun his grace. You will dwell in God's house forever as his children. This is good news!