Story: The Exodus
Fundamental Truth: The Bible is God's Perfect Word
Making it Real:
After Pharaoh released the slaves from Egypt, he changed his mind and sent his armies after them to bring them back. When the Israelites saw that the Egyptians coming, they became afraid and accused Moses of bringing them out of Egypt to die in the desert. The people said, “It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!” What does this show us about Israel’s faith? Do we ever make the same mistake?
The Israelites doubted God’s goodness. They let their fear of their enemies overcome their trust in God. Sometimes we can let our feelings affect our trust in God. When we are angry or afraid or confused, we can remember this story of God taking care of the Israelites and remember that God is Good and takes care of His people.
Making it Stick:
God gave us the 10 Commandments to show us that we cannot keep the law all the time. Make up several arbitrary, even silly rules for your child to try to keep throughout the day or week. Make sure at least a couple of these rules are impossible to keep. After your child breaks the rules, don’t punish him or her, but do talk about how we are sinners who can never keep all the rules. We are not perfect enough to earn God’s favor. God gave us Jesus to fulfill the law and to restore us to Him. We cannot be saved by obeying rules, only by receiving the grace that Jesus gives through His death on the cross. What a relief!
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