Switched At Birth

The headline of an apnews.com article from July 17, 2026, reads “Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago.” Here is part of the article: “The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead. Kyle Bylin discovered his birth family after taking an at-home test he chose randomly during a Christmas gift-exchange. That led to his biological aunt on a genealogy platform. Her nephew, Jeremy Morrison, then had his DNA tested. The results were irrefutable. “That’s when my mind was just completely blown,” Bylin said. “We could have never imagined that it was an actual birth switch that occurred.” Morrison said he was convinced as soon as he saw a photo of Bylin’s brother and realized they looked very much alike. Bylin and Morrison were the only babies born on Jan. 26, 1988, at Unity Medical Center in Grafton, North Dakota, according to their lawsuit filed in state court last week. Somehow, they went home with the wrong parents.”

If you are a child of God, do you realize you were switched at birth? Everyone who turns to God and puts their faith in Christ is spiritually reborn. Jesus puts it this way: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). At the moment of that birth, some switching takes place. We switch kingdoms: “For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13-14). We also exchange death for life. “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life” (John 5:24). Thank God we were switched at birth!

God loves you!

Mike