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state other than the one in which Beth was born. The Murphys’ minister,
who had helped arrange the adoption, went to the attorney general,
the state’s highest legal authority, for advice. There he learned that if
the Murphys would immediately take the baby to their home, there
would be no legal barrier to the adoption. Thus the Murphys rushed
to the hospital and took Beth to be their child. Within a few months
Beth underwent surgery to correct the cleft palate. The operation was
successful and Beth was perfectly normal.

In this story, we see an illustration of the love of God who adopted
us when we were lost, hopeless, unfit, and condemned to die. We
were tainted by a carnal nature—less than the perfect specimens God
desired. But He loved us and drew us to himself. And even as He was
bringing us to himself, the archenemy of our souls tried to block the
transaction and keep us in bondage. But God through Christ removed
the obstacles to our adoption by His death on the cross. And we have
now been brought into His family: cleansed, healed, clothed in His
righteousness, and made immediate beneficiaries of His blessings. For
this transaction, which liberated us and brought us into His family, we
may rejoice throughout eternity.

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