Week: Learning
Each day we will simply pray (P.R.A.Y.) together.
P: PAUSING to be still.
R: REJOICING with a Memory Verse and REFLECTING on some verses from the Bible.
A: ASKING God to help us and others.
Y: saying YES to God’s ways.
We start by pausing and taking a deep breath:
In and out.
In and out.
We remember that God is here, and so together we prepare ourselves to be with God.
Pause
Holy Spirit, You are the best teacher. As we explore the Bible and listen to You, please help us to understand more about You, and draw closer to You.
We REJOICE and celebrate God’s goodness with this week’s memory verse:
Read by Max
Psalm 25:5
Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.
Psalm 25:5 (NCV)
God, help us to remember Your Word.
Today, we’re continuing to REFLECT on Psalm 119. In the verses we read yesterday, it described God’s teaching as incredible riches, whereas today’s verses describe God’s teaching in some unexpectedly different ways!
Read by Max
Psalm 119:103-105
Your promises are sweet to me,
sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Your orders give me understanding,
so I hate lying ways.
Your word is like a lamp for my feet
and a light for my path.
Psalm 119:103-105 (NCV)
When someone has a ‘sweet tooth’ it means that they really like sweet things… things like candy and cakes, desserts and cookies. Who do we know has a sweet tooth like this? (Maybe it’s us?)
The writer of Psalm 119 has a sweet tooth of a different kind. He says that the promises of God in the Bible taste like honey to him. It’s like he’s trying to tell us just how good the Bible can be. When we start reading it, and we take what it says into our lives, we will want to come back to learn more… and more… and more!
Let’s press pause and talk about today’s question, which is: What is our favourite sweet food? If we could only have one sweet food for the rest of our lives, what would it be?
And now, let’s ASK God to help us and others.
Father God, we want the Bible – Your Word – to be like honey to our mouths. Make us hungry to learn more about You and from You.
The writer of today’s Psalm also describes the Bible as a light for our feet, a light to show the right path ahead.
Heavenly Father, we pray for the leaders in our nation, especially the government (1 Timothy 2:1-2). We ASK You to light the path ahead of them – give them understanding and help them to make the right decisions.
As we read the Bible again, let’s listen for a word or a phrase that the Holy Spirit might want to say to us from today’s verses.
Psalm 119:103-105
Your promises are sweet to me,
sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Your orders give me understanding,
so I hate lying ways.
Your word is like a lamp for my feet
and a light for my path.
Psalm 119:103-105 (NCV)
What word or phrase stood out from today’s Bible verses?
And now, let’s say YES to God together.
Lord God, we say YES, we want to learn more from the Bible. We want it to feed us, and we want it to guide us.
After enjoying this time with God and each other, let’s say our memory verse together:
Psalm 25:5
Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.
Psalm 25:5 (NCV)
Let’s put a hand on our heart.
Father God, fill us with Your love. Help us to love You, and everything that You’ve made.
Let’s point to our eyes.
Lord Jesus, help us to see You, and to see others the way that You see them too.
Let’s point to our ears.
Holy Spirit, help us to hear You, and give us courage to do what You say.
Joy lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and her dog. She works for Bridgetown Church where she leads kids as they grow, learn, and have lots of fun. Joy loves gardening, summer camp, eating ice cream, and reading her favourite books, The Chronicles of Narnia.
Max is 9 years old and lives in Melbourne, Australia with his older brother and mum and dad. He often rides his bike to school and enjoys being creative by drawing or building with Lego. Max is also learning how to play the electric guitar and loves turning it up loud!
