Category: Spiritual Training Dream

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I Made You

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GOD MADE YOU IN HIS IMAGE

How did God create man? Who is man supposed to look like? Read Genesis 1:27God created everything you see on earth. He created every animal, insect, plant, bird, fish, ocean, lake, tree, flower, and everything! God loves all of His creation but He made only one thing in His image: humans. That means you are created in God’s image. Knowing that God made everything but picked only one thing to be made in His image, how special are people to God? If He made you in His image, do you think His promise that He knows you best is true?
WHAT IT MEANS TO LOOK LIKE GOD
What does it mean to be made in God’s image?
Read Ephesians 4:22-24 In verse 24, how is God’s likeness described? To be like Christ, what do you have to throw away?
 God knows you best because He created you with the ability to look like Him. A mirror is a good example that explains how you are created in God’s image. A mirror is created to reflect your image, but it can only do that if you stand in front of it. Otherwise, it will reflect any image that you put before it. God created you to look like Him and His character. Since He made you, you should put Him in front of you so you can reflect Him!MEMORIZE IT.
Write out Matthew 5:16 on your mirror and memorize it this week. If you write it on your bathroom mirror, you will read it every day and it will remind you to reflect Christ in all you do. *Hint: use a dry erase marker or tape a notecard to your mirrorSIN KEEPS YOU FROM LOOKING LIKE GOD
What keeps you from looking like God’s image?
Read Romans 3:23
We are all sinners. Sin comes from choosing your own way. God knows you sin and created you in His own image to provide a way to overcome your sin. Like a mirror, your life will reflect all the things you put in front of it. If you always put what you want in front of you, you will be a reflection of someone who puts their worth into the things you have. God’s promise that He knows you best is true! Over the next few days, you will learn how God helps you reflect His image. End today writing in the mirrors below what you reflect because of your sin. (For example, you could write the word “selfish, mean, or liar.” Use the word that describes your sin.)

GOD CREATED THE WAY FOR YOU TO DEFEAT SIN!
How can you overcome your sin?
Read Romans 6:23 What do you deserve for sinning?
What does Jesus give you?
God knows you best, and did all the work for you to overcome your sin. He sent Jesus to die on the cross for your sins so that you don’t have to pay the penalty for doing bad things. Jesus gives you eternal life and… Read 2 Corinthians 5:21 What do you become because of what Jesus did? God built you to reflect His image! You have to believe in Jesus as your Savior and put Him before yourself!

REFLECT JESUS!
You are a mirror for Jesus! The world can see Him in you! If you are created to be like Him, then shouldn’t you look to Him for how to live? Pretend you are a mirror and the more you put God in front of you, the more you will reflect Him. Read Matthew 5:16. How will others see God in you? Write or draw ways you can be a light and reflect Jesus to others today. Example: being kind or giving up something to someone who may not have one.

I Know You

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GOD MADE YOU
Read Psalm 139:13-14Who created you in your momma’s womb? How did God make you according to verse 14? Last week, you learned how God made you in His image. This week you are going to learn how God knows and created every detail about you. Have you ever put a puzzle together? A puzzle is made by a puzzle maker and each little piece is unique. There is no other piece in the puzzle like it. The puzzle maker had to specifically create each piece of the puzzle for a specific reason. God did the same for you. Your looks, your personality, and your strengths are how God designed you to be you. Just like a puzzle piece is wonderful and perfectly fits into the puzzle, God made you wonderfully to fit into His plan!
DID YOU KNOW?
Do you know the exact number of hairs on your head at this moment? Unless you are bald, I am sure the answer is no. The crazy thing is that God could tell you how many you have on your head right now!“and even the very hairs of your head are all numbered” Matthew 10:30
GOD KNOWS YOUR WAYS
Read Psalm 139:1-5
Does God know everything you do according to verse 2? Does God know your thoughts? Does God know your words before you say them? Do you know anyone who knows what you will do before you do it? Do you know anyone who knows your words before you say them? Do you know anyone who knows the thoughts you are thinking all the time? There is no one on earth who knows these things. Sometimes you don’t know what you are going to do and say… but God does. He knows you better than anyone else. He knows your thoughts, your words, and your actions before they even happen. How does God show you that He knows you best? If God knows you better than anyone else, should you trust what He says?
GOD KNOWS YOUR DAYS
Read Psalm 139:16
Does God know how many days you will live? Think about your favorite electronic device you like to use. The device was invented by someone and that person knows it best. They know how it was made, how much it can do, and how long it will last. That person usually writes a manual on how to use the device, and they are who you should call for help if anything breaks. God not only promises that He knows you best, He proves it by knowing everything about you. He even gives you His Word, kind of like His manual, on how to live your life the way you were created to live. Since He knows you best, you should look to Him for help.
GOD KNOWS YOUR HEART
Read 1 Chronicles 28:9
What does God search? What does God understand? God gave you your heart and He knows it well. He promises that He knows your heart and He understands your desires. He understands what you want and why you want it. Read 1 Samuel 16:7 What is important to other people? What is important to God? The world cares about what you look like, but God cares about what your heart looks like. He knows your heart and you can trust Him with all the things that you want. He might not give you everything you want, but if you keep trusting Him, your wants will change to His wants. Since He knows you best, don’t you think what He wants is better than what you want? What are some things you want?Do you trust God to take care of all the things you desire above?Ask God to take what you want and do what He wants with it. Since He knows you best and understands, it will be fun to see what He does AND how your desires change!

GOD KNOWS YOUR SIN
Read Psalm 69:5
What does God know about you? What is not hidden from God? God knows your thoughts, your ways, your days and He knows when you do wrong. Adam and Eve did wrong and tried to hide from God. But God knew they had eaten from the tree they were told not to. You can’t hide anything from God, but He knows your sin and loves you anyway! Read Romans 5:8. Write the verse in your notebook. How does God show you He loves you? God knows everything about you… good and bad… and loves you just as much.

I Have a Plan for You

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GOD THE PLANNER
Read Jeremiah 29:11
What does God know about you? What are God’s plans like for you? Last week you learned how God knows you best because He carefully and wonderfully made every detail of who you are just like the puzzle maker makes every piece of a puzzle unique. A puzzle maker makes a puzzle piece with the entire picture in mind – there is not one piece made by chance. Each piece is made to fit into the bigger picture of the puzzle. The same is true for you. God made you with a specific purpose. You uniquely fit into His plan and He made you to do so. God has a plan for you that is different than any other person on earth. His plan is perfect and good and is the best thing you can do with your life.
GIVE IT A TRY!
For fun this week start a puzzle. As you put the puzzle together, think about how each piece is uniquely made to fit into the bigger picture.
GOD THE POTTER
Read Jeremiah 18:3-4
What is the potter making? How does the potter shape the pot? God uses the example of a person who makes pottery to describe how He knows you. A person who makes a bowl knows exactly what the bowl should be used for. Of course a bowl has many different uses, but all of those uses were intended by the potter. A bowl is not intended to be used as a basketball. It cannot be used to brush your hair. It also can’t be used to pack your clothes for Kamp. It seems silly to even imagine using a bowl for those things because it is clear what a potter makes pottery for. God makes it clear in His Word that He has plans for you and has made you for specific purposes. It is silly to look to other people or the world for plans because they don’t know how you are made or what you are made for.
BE THE CLAY
Read Isaiah 64:8 Who is your potter? What are you? Clay is what a potter uses to make His masterpiece and you are who God uses to make His. Read Ephesians 2:10 Who is God’s masterpiece? Does God have good things for you to do?
YOUR FLASHLIGHT
How do you know God’s plan for you? Read Psalm 119:105
God’s Word is a lamp to your ______________________. God’s Word is a light to your ______________________. Not only does God know the plan He created for your life, He gave you His Word so you could find the plan He has for you. God’s Word, the Bible, is the tool that God has given you to find His way. Finding His way is the same thing as finding your way. You would never go down a dark path without a flashlight. A flashlight or lamp only lights around the area you are walking to help you safely find your way one step at a time. The world can be a dark place because it does not know God’s plan. God gives you His Word to help you take each step of His plan for you. He knows what is best for you. As you trust His Word for each step, you will begin to see His plan for your life.
GOD KNOWS YOUR VALUE
Read Matthew 6:25-26
What should you not be worried about? Does God take care of the birds? Are you more valuable to God than His other creation? God made you valuable and knows your value, but the world will never know your true value. While others might know you are valuable for different reasons, no one will know your value like God does. You can trust He will always do things that benefit His plan. Should you worry about things if God is in control? Do you trust that God will take care of you if you are that valuable to Him?

I Know Your Value

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GOD GIVES YOU YOUR STRENGTHS
Read James 1:17
What comes from above? Who lives in heaven above? Where do good gifts come from? Everything good about you is from God. He knows your value because He has given your value! Write down 5 things that you are good at and thank God for giving you those good gifts today.DID YOU KNOW?
God uses the analogy of a human body to help explain how all of His followers’ gifts fit together. A human body is created to work together. The arms need the eyes, the eyes need the brain and the brain needs the heart. Every organ in the body does a specific task, but when they all work together it makes a human body work best. Nothing on a human body would work without a head and the Bible says that Jesus is the head of His body of believers. Just like the human body, Jesus’ followers can’t function without Him. As He guides them to do their task well and work together, His people can reach their greatest potential!
GOD GIVES YOU GIFTS
Read 1 Corinthians 12:4-6
Does everyone have the same gifts? Who gives the gifts? Even though different people have different gifts, who is the one at work? Did you know that God created you with gifts? Another word for these gifts are called strengths. When God made you, He created you with specific things you are good at. The Holy Spirit makes those strengths work inside of you. Some people have the gift of teaching others. Some people have the gift of leading others. Some have the gift of giving to others. You may be young, but God already knows what you are good at. You get to put your eyes on Him and He will show you what you are good at as you grow. What are ways you can look to God to see what you are good at? If God created your strengths, do you think what He says is important for your life?
GOD KNOWS YOUR WEAKNESSES
Read 2 Corinthians 12:9
What does God give you to help you when you are weak? What power can you use when you are weak? God knows that you are not perfect. He also knows life on earth can bring tough challenges. He knows, because you are human, that there will be times when you are weak. He is there for you and will give you His strength when you are weak. If you believe in Jesus, you always have access to His strength and He will be there when you need Him. If God knows your weakness then who should you look to for strength? Has God ever given you strength when you were weak? Write about it below. If not, ask an adult about a time when God gave them strength when they were weak.
GOD HELPS YOU AVOID YOUR WEAKNESSES
Read 1 Corinthians 10:13
Does God give you any temptation that you cannot handle? What will God do for you when you are tempted? God knows you so well that He knows what you can handle. He values you so much, He promises that He will never let anything or anyone tempt you more than you can handle. With any situation that tempts you to do something wrong, you can stare up and say “Because of God, I can handle this.” God also knows what you are going through in every tempting situation, He will give you a way to avoid it. He knows how to fight every temptation you will face. Who should you look to when you are tempted to do something wrong? What are some ways God has (or can) help you to avoid temptation?

GOD KNOWS YOU
You have spent the entire month learning about how God knows you. He promises that He knows you the best. Today, write down the ways you believe that God knows you and what that means for how you live your life. GOD KNOWS ME . . . . SO I WILL:

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Don’t Worry

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SEEK GOD FIRST
Read Matthew 6:25-34
What should you not be anxious about? What should you seek first? God takes care of all the plants’ and animals’ needs. He loves you even more so there is no need to worry about having food and clothes. He will make sure you have what you need. When you worry, it’s easy to try to take control of what you are worrying about. When you need something, trust that He will provide what you need!
GOD CARES FOR YOU
Read 1 Peter 5:7
What can you give God? Why can you trust God for your worries? God truly cares about you. You are special to Him and He values you. If you have worries, He wants you to give them to Him. He cares for you and will give you hope. Today, write down some things you are worried about and give them to God.
PRAY ABOUT IT
How do you seek God first? How do you give God your worries? Read Philippians 4:6 Is there anything you should worry about? What should you do instead of worry? God has given you a huge tool to help you when you worry… prayer. You can talk to God and He will listen. He wants to hear your voice and help you with your worries. Your prayers don’t have to be said a certain way. Simply go in your room and have a conversation with your Good Friend… who also happens to be God. Take some time today to talk to God about the things you are worried about.
GOD TURNS LEMONS INTO LEMONADE
Read Colossians 3:23-24
What does God do for those He loves? No matter how bad or scary a situation is, God promises that He can turn any situation into good things for you. It may not be what you planned and it may be something really hard to go through, but one thing is for sure… God will make good happen from any bad thing. You just have to trust Him! Today ask your mom, dad or someone you look up to if God has ever turned a bad situation into good.
A JOYFUL HEART
Read John 14:1
What does God tell you not to do? God really cares about you. He really wants to take care of everything you worry about. It’s up to you to trust Him to do so. If you believe God is true and real, then you should trust Him to take care of you. Look at the chair you are sitting in right now. Did you worry if the chair would hold you before you sat in it? Probably not because you believe the chair is real and trusted it to hold you. If you believe in God, trusting Him is like sitting in a chair. When life brings its troubles, you give it to Him knowing that He will hold you up and take care of you.

Don’t be Afraid of Death

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JESUS GIVES ETERNAL LIFE
Read Romans 6:23.
What is the gift Jesus gives you? Read John 3:16. What did God do because He loves you so much? If you believe in God, will you perish? God knows you are a sinner and is not okay with you being separated from Him. Did you know that true death is being separated from God forever? God sent Jesus to die on the cross for your sin so you don’t have to experience true death. Everyone will leave the earth someday, but you don’t have to be afraid because you are going to be with God… forever.
THROUGH JESUS, DEATH IS NO BIG DEAL
Read John 11:25.
What does Jesus call Himself? If you believe in Jesus, what will happen to you when you die on earth? Jesus did nothing wrong, lived a perfect life and died for your sins. He overcame death and rose again three days later. He did this for you. If you believe in Him, you will have eternal life. That means that when your earthly self dies, you are not really dead. You have just moved onto the next (and best) part of your life… eternal life with Jesus. The blank line is the timeline of your life. Over part 1, put “in my mommas womb.” Over part 2 put “life on earth.” Over part 3 put “Life with Jesus.”Sometimes we think of life just being life on earth when God created you to live forever. Your life is more than just on earth, You ended your time in your momma’s belly when you were born. You were just as alive, the day before you were born, inside her belly as you were outside her belly. When you were born you started your life on earth. Someday, you will end your time on earth but will be just as alive with Jesus in heaven as you are here on earth.
JESUS OVERCAME DEATH
Read 1 Peter 1:3
What do you have because Jesus rose from the dead? Why do you think Jesus’ resurrection gives you hope? Read 1 Thessalonians 4:14 “Fallen asleep” is a term the Bible uses to describe people who have died on earth. If someone believes in Jesus, who do they get to be with when they die? Death can be a scary thing because we don’t understand it. But God promises that if we believe in Him, we will overcome death just like Jesus did. Spend some time thanking Jesus for overcoming death so that we could overcome it.
DIG DEEPER
As Jesus was dying on the cross, there were two men on either side of Him also being punished. Jesus had done nothing wrong, but both men were thieves. One thief was mad at Jesus. The other thief defended Jesus because he believed in Him. Look what Jesus said to the man who believed about where he would be when he died. Read Luke 23:39- 43
YOU ARE A CITIZEN OF HEAVEN
Read Philippians 3:20
What is a citizen? If you don’t know, ask a parent or someone older than you. Where are you a citizen today? Did you know that earth is your temporary home? God meant for you to be with Him in heaven forever. Since He gives you a choice to believe in Him, His plan is for you to live on earth for a little while. Earth is a temporary home. Living on earth is like a person who is a citizen of one country but lives in another temporarily. When someone who loves Jesus dies, you don’t have to say goodbye forever. You can just say, “See ya later,” because that is what will happen. In heaven, you will get to see them again. The good news is your home in heaven is awesome. It doesn’t have sin, hurt, sickness or death… and you get to be with everyone you love… including Jesus… forever.
WHAT WILL HEAVEN BE LIKE?
Read 1 Corinthians 2:9
What does God promise that heaven will be like in this verse? Think of the coolest place you could ever imagine living. Draw a picture of it. Think about who would be there and what would be there. God promises that heaven will be a trillion times better than what you could ever imagine. If you like your life on earth, then you will hands down absolutely love heaven. Are you thankful God promises that you don’t have to be afraid of death? Write down all the reasons why.

God Lives Inside of You

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THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVES IN YOU
Read 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
Who is God’s temple? Who dwells inside of you? God promises that you don’t have to be afraid because He lives inside of you. When you believe in Jesus, the Holy Spirit (God Himself) lives inside of you. In the Old Testament, God lived in a building that His people built for Him. If you wanted to be near God you had to go near the building called the temple. God loves you so much that He wanted to be closer. He made you His temple. He is with you always and goes everywhere you go. You don’t need to be afraid because if you believe in Jesus, you have God inside you always. He will go everywhere you go.
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL TEACH YOU
Read John 14:26.
What will the Holy Spirit do for you? The Holy Spirit, who lives inside of you, is there to teach you. He is teaching right now as you are reading this sentence. He is the one who helps you understand what God’s Word is saying. Anything you learn about God comes from the Holy Spirit. You don’t need to be afraid about what to do in any situation. Just ask the Holy Spirit to help teach you what to do. It will be fun for you to see Him bring things to your memory that you have read in God’s Word before!
DIG DEEPER
Read Galatians 5:22-23
If you have the Holy Spirit inside you, your life should look like the character of the Holy Spirit. What is the character or “fruit” of the Spirit? List and circle the ones you are good at. Underline the ones you need to get better at. Don’t worry, the Holy Spirit will help you!
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL BE WITH YOU FOREVER
Read John 14:15-16
How long is the Holy Spirit with you? What will He do for you? Once you have the Holy Spirit inside of you, He will never go away. There is nothing you can do to make Him leave. He is there for good, through the good and bad. The Holy Spirit will never stop helping you. Sometimes you might not listen to what He has to say, but that doesn’t mean He will stop. How do you listen to the Holy Spirit? Set yourself up for success by creating situations where you can listen to Him better. If you wanted to have a conversation with someone, would you go to the loudest concert ever and stand in front of the speaker? Of course not, because you know doing so would keep you from being able to listen. If you are trying to listen to the Spirit inside of you but are surrounding yourself with the junky things of the world, then you might not hear Him. Set yourself up to hear the Holy Spirit by putting yourself in situations to listen. Are any of the examples below things that will help you hear the Holy Spirit better?– Godly friends – Spending time at church/youth ministry – Kanakuk – Friends who are bad influences – Movies filled with junk – Positive music – Trashy music – Having a Godly mentor – Obeying your parents – Being involved in gossip – Reading God’s Word – Magazines – Spending all your time focusing on you – Spending all your time on the internet
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL GIVE YOU WORDS
Read Luke 12:12
Who gives you the words to say when you need it? Have you ever been tongue tied and didn’t know what to say? God promises that He will help you say the right words when you need to say them. Maybe you are afraid to talk to a friend about Jesus. Maybe you’re afraid to say you’re sorry to a friend for being mean to them.You don’t need to be afraid because you can rely on God to give you the words to say. Read Romans 8:26 Who gives us words to pray when you don’t know how to pray? Have you ever not known how or what to pray? The Holy Spirit will help you pray to God. He knows your thoughts and your heart’s desire so when you are at a loss for words, ask the Holy Spirit to help you. Whatever comes to mind, start praying for it!
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL GUIDE YOU
Read John 16:13
Who will guide you? Fill in the blank: The Spirit will guide you in:_____________________. You can always trust that the Holy Spirit will guide you. He wants you to choose the right thing. He wants the best for you. He will always guide you in all things that are true. If He is guiding you, it’s the right way. How do you know? What the Holy Spirit asks you to do will never go against God’s Word, the Bible. Sometimes you listen to your own sinful desires to do things your way. To do so, you block out the Holy Spirit. If you spend time reading the Bible, you will be able to “weed out” the things that are your way and pay attention to the Holy Spirit guiding you.

Nothing is Greater than God

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GOD IS FOR YOU
Read Romans 8:31
Who can be against you if God is for you? God has your back. He is for you. Do your realize that you have the God of the universe on your side? You have the all-powerful, all-knowing God who is everywhere on your side. Nothing is more powerful than Him. Nothing can defeat Him. You are in good hands. Take a big sigh of relief… you don’t have to be afraid… God is on your side. Write some things down that scare you or make you feel nervous. Write down things that overwhelm you. After you have written them down, go back over them with a red pen. Write the words “God is for me.”
GOD OWNS EVERYTHING
Read Psalm 24:1
What does the Lord own? Does the Bible say that everything on earth belongs to God? Look around you. Everything you see, outside and inside, God owns. The earth outside… it’s His. Your house… it’s His. Your computer… it’s His. Your money… it’s His. God owns everything but He uses people to take care of it for Him. We are supposed to take care of His creation. We are called to take care of His money. The good news is that you don’t have to be afraid about things you need. If you truly need something, God owns everything so He is able to get it to you. You can trust Him to provide for what you need. Today, think of something you or your family needs and ask God to provide what you need. Write down what you prayed for and when He answers it, come back here and write down how. Remember, God promises to provide for what you need. He does not promise to give you all you want because sometimes what you want is not what He wants.
GOD IS THE WISEST
Read Psalm 147:5
What does this verse say about God? Fill in the blank: There is no limit to God’s _____________________. If you have a question about a certain topic, you naturally want to go to the person who is the expert on that subject for the answer. God is the expert in all things. He is the definition of wisdom. The dictionary should have put “God” by the word “wisdom” in the dictionary. You don’t have to worry or be afraid when you have a question. Ask God and you can trust that He will give you the best answer possible. You must remember that God’s ways are not our ways. Sometimes we don’t like His answer because we don’t want to do it. But if He answers, you can trust that it’s the absolute best thing to do. Read James 1:5 and memorize it today.
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD
Read Luke 1:37
What does this verse say about God? Do you trust that God can do anything? God is the one who, just by speaking, made the earth and all that is in it in 7 days. God is the one who parted the Red Sea so the nation of Israel could walk across the dry ground. God is the one who died and rose again. This is the same God who loves you and is for you. You don’t have to be afraid because nothing is impossible with God. Trust Him in big ways and ask Him big things because you can trust that God can overcome any mountain. In fact, He could move a mountain if He wanted to. Are you facing something that seems impossible right now? Ask God to do the impossible, if it’s in His plan to do it!
NOTHING CAN SEPARATE YOU FROM HIM
Read Romans 8:38-39
List all the things that cannot separate you from God’s love. If you believe in Jesus, you are super glued to God. There is nothing that can pull you apart. There is nothing that you, or anyone else can do to keep you from being with God. You might stop listening to Him but He won’t leave. He is in you and with you, and you will be with Him always. There is no need to be afraid that you will ever be separated from Him. You and God are cemented together forever!
GIVE IT A TRY!
Read Exodus 14:13-22 and draw a picture of what happened.

I Will Redeem You

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GOD, THE FIXER UPPER
Read Isaiah 44:22
What has God done with your sins? The word redeemed has two meanings. Those two definitions work together to give the total meaning to what God has done for you. Today, you are going to learn the first part of the definition of the word redeem. Redeem (verb): to overcome and fix faults of someone or something. This is exactly what God did for you through His Son, Jesus. You were born into sin and it is a problem in your heart. Could you imagine a heart surgeon doing surgery on their own heart? No way! The same is true for your sin. You cannot fix the problem of sin yourself. God loved you so much that He sent His Son, Jesus, to live a perfect life without sin and die the death you deserve so He could fix your faulty, sinful self.
GOD’S POSSESSION
Read Titus 2:14
What did God redeem you from? Why did He do it? The second part of the definition of “redeem” also explains what God did for you through
Jesus: Redeem (verb): to gain possession of something in exchange for payment. God’s Word tells you that He saved you from lawlessness (that’s just another word for sin). He did it so you could be pure. You cannot hang out with Jesus if you are not pure because He is pure and cannot be around sin. Because of Jesus, you can be pure. He redeemed you so He could call you His own! He loves you so much and wants you to be with Him… forever.
THE EXCHANGE
Read 1 Peter 2:24
What did Jesus do for you? Fill in the blanks: “By His ___________________ you are______________________.” Yesterday, you learned the second part of the definition of the word “redeemed.” Read it again today. Redeem (verb): to gain possession of something in exchange for payment. You learned that God, by making you pure, is able to call you His own. You are His possession. Today, the verse explains that there was an “exchange” for you. When you buy something, you have to exchange money to get it. Jesus didn’t use money to purchase you, He used His own life. He had to fix you and make you pure so He paid the penalty for sin. He loves you so much that He exchanged His life so you could have true life. Your sinful heart is healed because of Jesus’ death on the cross.
GOD ADOPTED YOU
Read Galatians 4:5-7
God redeemed you so you might receive what? Fill in the blank: You are no longer a slave but a ________________________________. Fill in the blank: If you are a son, then you are also an _______________________________. What can you call God? This verse can seem really hard to understand but it’s really simple. The Ten Commandments was the law in the Old Testament, but the people had a hard time following them. In fact, it was impossible to follow the law perfectly because people are sinful. God gave them the law so they would understand that they couldn’t fix themselves. Then He sent Jesus to die for people’s sins when it was time. When you believe in Jesus, God adopts you as His son (or daughter). You become a part of God’s family because of Jesus. Sin does not control you anymore and you are God’s child! Since you are God’s child, you get His inheritance… eternal life forever!
CHILD OF GOD
Read John 1:12
If you believe in God, what right does He give you? Do you know someone who is adopted? You probably do, or you might even be adopted yourself. When a person is adopted, you do not live with your biological mom and dad. Instead, you live with the mom and dad who adopted you. In other words, you have a mom who carried you in your belly and you have a mom who carries you in her heart. Even though the adoptive parents are not the biological family of their son or daughter, they love their kiddo just like they truly are their own. The same is true for your adoptive Heavenly Father. Because you are human, and come from the family of all sinful humans, you need Jesus. If you believe in Him, He will call you son/daughter and treat you like His own!
GIVE IT A TRY!
The people of the Old Testament couldn’t obey the Law. It wasn’t because people were worse than they are today, God just used them to show that it’s not possible to be perfect on your own. The plan was always Jesus. Here is your challenge. Write down the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20 and try to follow them all perfectly for 10 days. To be perfect, you can’t mess up on any of them. You can’t be jealous of someone else’s stuff, you can’t disobey your parents… not once. AND Jesus said that someone who thinks angry things towards another person is the same thing as murdering.

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I Will Forgive You

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GOD FAITHFULLY FORGIVES
Read 1 John 1:9
What is God faithful to do? What must you do? Jesus created the opportunity to forgive you by dying on the cross. Forgiveness of sins is what He gives, but you must see that you are a sinner and want God’s forgiveness. It’s like a Christmas gift at Christmas. Your mom and dad did the work to buy and wrap your gift and it is sitting under the tree. It’s yours, but you won’t experience all the fun of what it is until you open it up. You don’t have to be afraid that you have done something so bad it cannot be forgiven. If you tell God your sin and are sorry for it, He loves you and will always forgive you no matter what bad thing you have done
GOD GIVES ANOTHER WAY
Read Psalm 103:10.
What does God not do with our sins? You deserve to pay the penalty for your sin which is separation from God. But if you believe in Jesus, you don’t have to pay it. He is fair and right, and sin still has to be paid for. Because He sent His Son to die on the cross for your sins, He has given you a way out of the penalty you deserve. Imagine that you disobeyed your parents and your punishment is to do the dinner dishes every night by yourself for a week. But one of your siblings steps in and says they have already done the punishment for you, and you get to go free. That is what God’s forgiveness looks like.
GOD’S LOVE FOR YOU
Read Psalm 103:11
How high is God’s love for you? How far is He able to forgive you? The word “steadfast” means something is stable and consistent. When God says His love is steadfast, He means it will never change and it will never grow more or less. God is telling you that He loves you higher than the heavens to begin with, and His love, no matter what you do, will never grow less. Tonight, if it’s a nice night outside, sit in your backyard and look up at the stars. The closest star to the earth is the sun but after the sun, the closest star you see is 4.3 light years away. One light year is 10 trillion kilometers which is 6,213,711,899,999 miles! That is just the closest star; there are trillions of stars much farther away. We don’t know exactly where heaven is, but we know we can’t see it. God says in Psalm 103:11 that the heavens are above the earth and since we can see the stars, it’s safe to say it’s beyond them. Look up in the sky tonight and think about how much God loves you. He loves you beyond the distance of the stars. That’s a lot, and since His love is steadfast, you don’t have to be afraid because the measure of His love will never change.
THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST
Read Psalm 103:12
How far does God move your sins (transgressions) from you? If you and a friend stood back to back, one of you facing the east and one facing west, and then started walking…what would happen? You would walk apart and each step you take would be a greater distance from each other. Because the earth is round, it would be a LONG walk, but you would eventually meet up with each other. God is the God of the universe, so His east and west are different. Imagine you were in space floating back to back with a friend. One goes east and the other goes west. Each “float” would create a greater distance, and since the universe is not round, you would never meet. You would eventually be VERY far away from each other. “As far as the east is from the west” – this is how much God will separate your sins from you. Because God loves you, the wrong that you do will never be known of you because God will separate it from you… really far away.
FORGIVE ME
Read Hebrews 8:12.
What does God do? What does God forget? You never have to be afraid that God won’t love you. You never have to be afraid that God will hold a grudge for something you have done. If you are sorry for your sin, ask Him for forgiveness. He will not only forgive, but will forget. No grudges from God. He loves you to the heavens and is ready to forgive you as much as you need.