December 17
Verses Covered
Bible - Luke 1:26-38
Spark Bible - pages 196 to 201
Devotion: When we read this passage, we understood that God is always with us, but sometimes needs our help. God wanted Jesus to come and help save all of us from our sins. God needed Mary and Joseph to be Jesus’ parents and to help Jesus grow up so he could save us. Mary and Joseph were scared. They trusted God, but God was asking them to do a lot! Mary didn’t know if Joseph would agree and that scared her, too. Mary and Joseph listened to the angels and God and helped God even though they were scared. They trusted God’s love would always be with them. That made them happy.
Question: Do you do what God would want you to do, even if it’s scary or you think a friend might not like you? Have you ignored, not helped or not been kind to someone in need or who is different because you were scared? It can be hard to do what God tells us is the right thing to do sometimes.
Prayer: God, help us to listen for you and to make the right choices so that more people can feel your love. Give us the strength to not be scared to do the right thing for our neighbors, strangers and people of need, no matter if they are similar to or different from us. Help us to trust that if we help spread your love that we will feel happy just like Mary and Joseph did.
Bible - Luke 1:26-38
Spark Bible - pages 196 to 201
Devotion: When we read this passage, we understood that God is always with us, but sometimes needs our help. God wanted Jesus to come and help save all of us from our sins. God needed Mary and Joseph to be Jesus’ parents and to help Jesus grow up so he could save us. Mary and Joseph were scared. They trusted God, but God was asking them to do a lot! Mary didn’t know if Joseph would agree and that scared her, too. Mary and Joseph listened to the angels and God and helped God even though they were scared. They trusted God’s love would always be with them. That made them happy.
Question: Do you do what God would want you to do, even if it’s scary or you think a friend might not like you? Have you ignored, not helped or not been kind to someone in need or who is different because you were scared? It can be hard to do what God tells us is the right thing to do sometimes.
Prayer: God, help us to listen for you and to make the right choices so that more people can feel your love. Give us the strength to not be scared to do the right thing for our neighbors, strangers and people of need, no matter if they are similar to or different from us. Help us to trust that if we help spread your love that we will feel happy just like Mary and Joseph did.