For more than a year, his legal name was âBaby Boy.â Discovered by a security guard who heard his cries, Baby Boy had been abandonedâhours old and wrapped only in a bagâin a hospital parking lot.
Soon after his discovery, Social Services called the people who would one day become his forever family. The couple took him in and called him Grayson (not his real name). Finally, the adoption was complete, and Graysonâs name became official. Today you can meet a delightful child who mispronounces his râs as he earnestly engages you in conversation. Youâd never guess heâd once been found abandoned in a bag.
Late in his life, Moses reviewed Godâs character and what Heâd done for the people of Israel. âThe Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved them,â Moses told them (Deuteronomy 10:15). This love had a broad scope. âHe defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing,â Moses said (v. 18). âHe is the one you praise; he is your Godâ (v. 21).
Whether itâs through adoption or simply through love and service, weâre all called to reflect Godâs love. That loving couple became the hands and feet God used to extend His love to someone who might have gone unnoticed and unclaimed. We can serve as His hands and feet too.