Prayer

God told Abraham that His promises to him were tied to obedience. God hasn’t changed. He still desires all who love Him to obey His Word, too, no matter how young or old they are! 

Read John 14:15–17 (cev):

Jesus said to His disciples: “If you love Me, you will do as I command. Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help you and always be with you. The Spirit will show you what is true. The people of this world cannot accept the Spirit, because they don’t see or know Him. But you know the Spirit, who is with you and will keep on living in you.”

Jesus told His disciples that love and obedience go hand in hand. Fold your hands together as if to pray. Jesus told them they would not be alone because He was sending the Holy Spirit to help them obey His word! This Helper would live inside of them and always be with them. He would show them God’s truth and give them His power to obey! When we love Jesus, we, too, have His Holy Spirit living inside us to show us the truth and give us His power to obey!

Let’s hold out our right hands. Hold out your right hand. This hand will represent love. Now, let’s hold out our left hands. Hold out your left hand. This hand will represent obedience. Now let’s put them together to pray. Interlock fingers and place palms together. I would like each of you to take a moment to tell God how much you love Him and trust in His Word. Give children a moment to do this. Now, let’s thank God for sending His Holy Spirit to give us the power we need to obey His Word. Give children time to do this.

Pray: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word that contains promises for all who love You! Help us remember that You have placed Your precious Holy Spirit inside us to help us know Your will and follow Your ways. In Jesus’ name, Amen.