Week of 2.12.2023 | Day Two
Read
Here are some verses for your family to read about how God saved Noah and his family and the animals from the flood:
Genesis 7:1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.
4 For in seven days I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground.” 5 And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him.
12 And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.13 On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them entered the ark, 14 they and every beast, according to its kind, and all the livestock according to their kinds, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, according to its kind, and every bird, according to its kind, every winged creature. 15 They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. 16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the Lord shut him in.
17 The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters.
Discuss
Ask younger kids specific questions about the verses or to retell the passage. Ask older kids critical thinking questions. Here are a few suggestions:
How long did it rain?
Who was in the ark with Noah?
Can you imagine being inside a huge boat with all those animals? Describe what you think it might have been like.
Why did God choose to save Noah and his family?
Help kids understand that God is merciful. Sin deserves punishment, so God’s judgment of sin is a right response. He chose to spare Noah, not because he was perfect but because Noah loved and trusted God. Noah had faith in what God told him, even though it was hard and everyone around him did not trust God. (Refer to Romans 3:23 and Romans 6:23 to show what the appropriate punishment for sin is and God’s grace provided Jesus to take the punishment for us.)
Pray
Lead your family in a time of prayer over what you read.
Consider the ACTS model (Adoration- Adore or praise God, Confession- Confess sin, Thanksgiving- Thank God, and Supplication- Ask God to supply your needs)
Today we will focus on C-Confession: Lord, we recognize that You are the righteous judge over all. We confess that we have sinned against you, a holy, righteous God. We confess the ways we have gone our own way this week instead of trusting in You and following Your ways that are for our good and Your glory. Thank you for your grace in sending Jesus to save us from our sins. In His name we pray, Amen.