God Takes Care of Me (First Steps Devotions)
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Authors: Paul J. Loth
Illustrated by
Daniel J. Hochstatter
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God
Protected Cain Even Though He Disobeyed
God Kept
Jacob Safe from His Brother
God
Saved Joseph from His Brothers
God Took
Care of Joseph in Egypt
God Made
Joseph the Leader in Egypt
God
Watched Over Moses as a Baby
God
Protected Moses from His Enemies
God Freed
the Israelites from Egypt
God Saved
the Israelites from the Red Sea
God Led the
Israelites Through the Wilderness
God
Showed Moses the Promised Land
God Hid the
Two Spies from Danger
God Did the
Impossible for the Israelites
God
Stopped the Clock for the Israelites
God Gave
the Israelites Victory
God Gave
Hannah What She Wanted
God
Helped Solomon to Be a Good King
God Sent
the Ravens to Feed Elijah
God Kept
the Israelites Safe While They Built the Walls
God
Protected Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
God Shut
the Mouths of the Lions
God Sent a
Big Fish to Save Jonah
God Gave
the Shepherds the Message First
Jesus
Forgave and Healed the Paralyzed Man
Jesus Brought Jarius’s Daughter Back to
Life
Jesus
Healed the Man with a Crippled Hand
Jesus
Healed the Army Officer’s Servant from a Distance
Jesus
Stopped the Funeral of the Widow’s Son
Jesus Encouraged John’s Disciples
Jesus
Healed the Man Who Could Not Speak or See
Jesus
Responded to the Touch of the Sick Woman
Jesus
Helped Two Blind Men to See
Jesus Let
the Disciples Help Him
Jesus
Healed the Gentile Woman’s Daughter
Jesus
Shared with Peter, James, and John
Jesus
Raised Lazarus from the Dead
Jesus
Healed Ten Men with Leprosy
Jesus
Promised to Return for the Believers
God
Released Peter and the Apostles
God
Helped Christians Spread the Gospel Despite Enemies
It is no secret that the lessons learned in the first five
years of life are among the most significant lessons your children will ever learn.
As a parent, I have thought about that often. I want my
children to love God, to understand His Word, and to follow Him. I think every
Christian parent feels the same way. That is why Christian parents want to
encourage their children to begin private devotions at a young age.
God Takes Care of Me
helps your children understand God’s love. God took care of many people
throughout the pages of Scripture. As these individual stories are told,
children are encouraged to think about how God takes care of them, too. Each
devotional time is divided into four sections:
Discussion questions help your
children relate to the experiences of biblical characters. By thinking about
related experiences in their own lives, your children will have a good
opportunity to understand how they felt.
God’s Word is truth. As children
hear God’s Word, they are led into the truth and can grow in the knowledge of
God. During this second step in their devotions, children hear how God took care
of His people in the Bible.
Learning takes place when there is
interaction. After hearing God’s Word, your children will have the opportunity
to talk about ways in which they can apply God’s truth to their lives.
Children can be guided in the
development of their relationship with the heavenly Father. Your children will
learn to talk with God as they would talk to a friend. Encourage your children
to memorize the short Bible verse that ends each devotion. Each verse relates
directly to the theme of the devotional, and memorizing it helps keep the
lesson with your children.
May your children’s devotional time be a time in which they
act on God’s truth and grow in understanding of how God cares for them.
Paul J. Loth, Ed. D.
Genesis 2:8-17
Do you like your home? Why?
What is your favorite room? What do you like to do there?
Adam was the first person God made. God made a beautiful
place for Adam to live. He gave Adam a nice home.
The Garden of Eden was Adam’s home. It had many trees. It
even had a big river. When Adam got hungry, all he had to do was eat something
from one of the trees!
God thought of everything. Every beautiful tree was in the
garden. Every tree with tasty fruit was there, too. And the river gave the
trees plenty of water.
God let Adam take care of everything. God took good care of
Adam.
Name all the things God has given you.
Why did He give them to you?
Thank You, God, for all You have
given me. Thank You for taking such good care of me.
belong to him.
Psalm 24:1
God Gave Adam a Wife
Genesis 2:8-25
Do you ever get lonely? Why?
What do you do when you are lonely?
Do you ask God to help you not be so lonely?
God made Adam. He was the first man. God gave Adam a
beautiful garden. The prettiest and the best trees were there.
God filled the garden with birds and animals. God brought
all the animals to Adam. He let Adam name each one. But Adam was lonely. God
knew Adam needed someone who was like him.
So God gave Adam a wife. Adam named her Eve. Adam was not
lonely anymore. God took care of him. Adam and Eve were very happy together.
Name a time you were lonely and God helped you. What did God
do?
Thank God for giving you a family and friends to help you
not be lonely.
Dear God, thank You for giving me a family and friends to
help me not be so lonely. Help me remember that You are always with me.
Proverbs 17:17
God Protected Cain Even Though He
Disobeyed
Genesis 4:1-15
When was the last time you disobeyed your parents?
Did they still love you? Did they take care of you? Why?
Cain was not happy. Gain and his brother, Abel, brought
offerings to God. God did not like what Gain brought. God liked what Abel
brought better. That made Cain angry. Cain became so angry he killed Abel.
“Where is Abel?” God asked Cain one day. ‘‘How should I
know?” Cain said. “Am I supposed to look after my brother?”
God knew what had happened to Abel. He knew Cain had killed
him. So God punished Cain. “This punishment is too hard!” Cain pleaded with
God. “Anyone could kill me.” So God protected Cain. He put a special mark on
Cain so anyone who saw him would not kill him.
Cain disobeyed God. He did a very bad thing. Even though God
punished Cain, He still protected him. God kept Cain safe.
Name a time you disobeyed God. Did He punish you? How?
Did God still take care of you? Why?
Dear God, thank You for taking care of me. Thank You for
always watching over me no matter how I might disobey You.
Psalm 37:39
God Kept Noah Safe
Genesis 6:1—8:1
