...and He will give you the desires of your heart. Does that mean that God is like a genie in a bottle? Do we simply "rub him" with our prayers and expect Him to give us a brand new _____ (you can fill in the blank with whatever you want). May it never be!!...as the apostle Paul so often says.
This week we focused on 2 people who desperately desired to see Jesus before they died. One of the two people was Simeon, and according to Luke 2:26, "It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ." When Simeon saw baby Jesus, he knew that Jesus was the Messiah that God had sent to save the world. He said a prayer of Thanksgiving to God for giving him the desire of his heart - which was to see Jesus before he died.
You see...when we are delighting ourselves in the Lord...our desires will be for the same things that God wants for us. Our desires will be to obey, to have wisdom, to have a spirit of kindness, and to share the love of Jesus with others...and that is just naming a few. But in order to want the same things God wants for us, we have to first delight ourselves in Him.
Things to think about:
Parents...talk to your kids about what it means to "delight yourself in the Lord...". The definition of "delight" is to be happy about. As you work through that - find a verse in the Bible that talks about what makes God happy. Post what you find in the comment box below for $3 KB cash!
Challenge of the week: Unscramble the phrase below and tell a
Disc St leader on Sunday for $3 KB cash
vltsnoaai si orf lla eplpoe
Heads up for next Sunday - February 13th:
Crazy dress up day: RED and PINK
Bible verse - we have 2 verses to learn this week so each person has the chance to earn $10 KB cash just by learning these two verses!
John 1:29b - "Behold, the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world"
I Cor. 5:7b - "For Christ, our passover lamb, has been sacrificed"
Last but not least - don't forget to work on learning the books of the Bible or Psalms 23!!!
Kidz Blitz is what we do every Sunday morning at 9:30am. It's a high energy large group environment that uses competitions, songs, skits, games and bible stories to teach kids about God and what He has done for us through His Son Jesus. This blog will be a tool that we use to keep us connected to the kids and parents throughout the week. We will use games, word scrambles and devotionals to help parents keep what the kids are learning on Sunday in their home all week long!
Psalm 22:8 “He trusts in the LORD,” they say, “let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”
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