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Promise Prayers: Communicate with God.

Let’s say today’s SuperTruth together: “God is faithful to keep His promises.”  

Have you ever prayed by speaking God’s promises to Him? By praying this way, we show God that we trust His Word and that we believe He can do what He says. In other words, we pray His will or what is pleasing to Him. Do you remember what Jesus said will happen when we pray in a way that pleases God? He will hear and give us what we ask for. (See 1 John 5:4–5.)

Moses prayed this way when He interceded for the people. He asked God not to destroy them for their rebellion and unbelief. Read Numbers 14:17–19:

17 “Please, Lord, prove that Your power is as great as You have claimed. For You said, 18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. … 19 In keeping with Your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”

Moses reminded God of what He had spoken about Himself in His Word. Moses prayed, “For You said …”  He also asked God to act according to who He is: loving, patient, merciful, and forgiving. God honored Moses’s prayer and pardoned the people. (See Numbers 14:20.) 

When we pray God’s promises, we ask Him to do what He already said He would do. We don’t have to wonder if it is His will! In our Discipleship Challenge, we are discovering more of God’s promises. The more we learn, the more we can pray with confidence and power. In our prayer today, we will pray one of God’s promises together. 

Read Romans 8:39: 

No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Let’s pray this promise back to God. I will read a phrase and then you will repeat it.

Dear God … (Children repeat)

You promise me in Your Word … (Children repeat)

That nothing in all of creation … (Children repeat)

can ever separate me … (Children repeat)

from Your love … (Children repeat)

that is revealed … (Children repeat)

in Christ Jesus my Lord ... (Children repeat)

Thank You for keeping me … (Children repeat)

safe and secure in Your love forever … (Children repeat)

In Jesus’ eternal name we pray, Amen. … (Children repeat)

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