This Week’s Memory Verse

I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

John 10:11 (NIV)

The People’s Hero

Hey Kids!

Did you ever want to help someone, but you didn’t think you had anything to give?  Or maybe you think and say, I’m just a kid, what can I do?” Or you think that someone else should be chosen?  

Remember, Moses felt the same way!  God had an image of Moses helping His people.  He had a plan to do great miracles to save His people from the mean King Pharoah.  He heard their cry for help.  And he picked Moses to help His people.  And even though Moses didn’t think he could do it, he said, “Yes Lord!” and God’s people were saved. 

Did you know that you too can be used by God to great miracles?  Yeah, all you have to do is say, “Yes, Lord!”?  When you do, God will take what you have and turn it into a miracle for someone else.  You could be an answer to a prayer! 

One day a young boy was walking down the street and suddenly some robbers attacked him.  They tore his clothes and beat him up to the point he was almost dead.  Then, they left him there bleeding, broken, bruised, and wounded!!  He was so hurt that he could not get up to get help. 

A pastor just so happens to walk by and sees the beat-up boy.  Surely, he would help this boy, but he walked around him rushing to get to a meeting at his church.  Next, a church leader was walking on the same street where the beaten boy laid.  Maybe the pastor sent him to give him the help he needed?  He went over to look at him but also walked around him and rushed off to the church.  Will anyone help this hurting boy? 

Along comes a young boy riding his bike pulling a large cart behind him with all his football equipment.  He was on his way to his football practice.  He came to where the hurt boy laid and realized this is the boy who bullies him at school.  He saw how hurt he was and had compassion for him.  He got off his bike and gave him water, cleaned his wounds with the water, and placed all the bandages he had on his cuts.  He took out all his football equipment from his cart and left it on the side of the street.  Then, asking God for help he somehow with all his strength placed the boy in his cart.  He took the boy to the church nearby and found a kind-hearted janitor who gave him the care he needed.  

God heard the cry of the wounded boy and he sent three people to help him.  But out of the three people only one of them obeyed God and only one of them gave what they had.  This young boy laid aside his football equipment to help this boy.  He didn’t have much, but he gave what he had.  He obeyed God and was he was the hands and feet of God to bring healing and salvation to the hurt boy.  

This boy did not only receive healing in his body.  He received healing in his heart.  The two boys became best of friends.  And the boy that once was a bully gave his life to Jesus and never bullied again.

There is always a miracle on the other side of your “Yes!”, your obedience to God.

Pray this prayer:

Father in the Name of Jesus I come to you.  I want to be used by you to help others know you.  I believe that your blood has set me free from any fear that will hold me back.  I will trust you with all my heart that you will show your great power and miracles through me, as I obey you.  Amen. 

This Week’s Pledge of Honor

I am a hero! I love God and I love people. I will obey God and help many people know Jesus.

This Week’s Bible Reading

EXODUS 14:5-22 (ICB)

The king of Egypt was told that the people of Israel had already left. Then he and his officers changed their minds about them. They said, “What have we done? We have let the people of Israel leave. We have lost our slaves!” So, the king prepared his war chariot and took his army with him. He took 600 of his best chariots. He also took all the other chariots of Egypt. Each chariot had an officer in it. The Lord made the king of Egypt stubborn. So, he chased the Israelites, who were leaving victoriously. The king of Egypt came with his horses, chariot drivers and army. And they chased the Israelites. They caught up with the Israelites while they were camped by the Red Sea. This was near Pi Hahiroth and Baal Zephon.

The Israelites saw the king and his army coming after them. They were very frightened and cried to the Lord for help. They said to Moses, “What have you done to us? Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the desert? There were plenty of graves for us in Egypt. We told you in Egypt, ‘Let us alone! Let us stay and serve the Egyptians.’ Now we will die in the desert.”

But Moses answered, “Don’t be afraid! Stand still and see the Lord save you today. You will never see these Egyptians again after today. You will only need to remain calm. The Lord will fight for you.”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Command the people of Israel to start moving. Raise your walking stick and hold it over the sea. The sea will split. Then the people can cross the sea on dry land. I have made the Egyptians stubborn so they will chase the Israelites. But I will be honored when I defeat the king and all of his chariot drivers and chariots. I will defeat the king, his chariot drivers and chariots. Then Egypt will know that I am the Lord.”

The angel of God usually traveled in front of Israel’s army. Now the angel of God moved behind them. Also, the pillar of cloud moved from in front of the people and stood behind them. So, the cloud came between the Egyptians and the people of Israel. The cloud made it dark for the Egyptians. But it gave light to the Israelites. So, the cloud kept the two armies apart all night.

Moses held his hand over the sea. All that night the Lord drove back the sea with a strong east wind. And so, he made the sea become dry ground. The water was split. And the Israelites went through the sea on dry land. A wall of water was on both sides.