Prayer

Have the children sit down. Imagine that you are in the Bible story. Who do you think people might consider to be wise and powerful—not in God’s eyes, but in their own eyes? Naaman, possibly his wife, the king of Syria, possibly Naaman’s soldiers, Israel’s King, possibly some would consider Elisha to be wise.

Who would you say is humble? The servant girl and Elisha.

Yes, God did not use the powerful and wise of the world. He used a lowly servant girl and a humble prophet to offer hope and demonstrate the power of God to them.

God uses simple things. The servant girl had nothing to offer her master except simple faith in God’s power. And her simple faith in God was more powerful than anything in the world! When we humble ourselves before God, He will use the simple things we have in powerful ways.

Today, let’s sit silently before God for a few moments.

Allow time for children to think as you slowly name the following things.

Think of what you have: your possessions … your talents and abilities … your willingness to work hard … your faith … your desire to serve others … your hopes and dreams. God can use them all! As simple or small as these things may seem to you, they are powerful in God’s hands! As you think of them, quietly ask God to use these things in your life for His glory, to accomplish His will on the earth.

Allow a few moments for children to pray silently.

Close in Prayer: Dear God, we give You all that we have and all that we are. We praise You for choosing to use simple things for Your glory. We are amazed at how You choose the foolish things of this world to put the wise to shame. Thank You for choosing the weak things of this world to put the powerful to shame. Now, we pray that You will use us for Your glory, just like You used the servant girl’s faith! To God be the glory! In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Let’s say our SuperTruth together as a statement of faith—and let’s add one word to make it personal. Let’s say, “God uses MY simple things for His glory.”