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(An obstacle
challenge proves to us that we must trust God as we learn with Moses that
God will make a way.)
The Lord gave us the blueprint of
His Word to architect our family on Jesus Christ.
Going through the Bible with your
family…
Weekly
Scripture:
Exodus 1:1-2:10
Story:
Israelites are slaves, Moses is born
Application:
God will make a way through intervention to accomplish His will.
Summary:
When a new pharaoh comes into power who does not recall Joseph, this
pharaoh decides to make the Israelites into slaves and then begins killing
off all sons in
Egypt
by ordering them to be thrown into the Nile River. Moses’ mother saw that he
was a beautiful child and hid him for three months. She then put him in a
basket and hid him in the reeds among the
Nile’s bank. Pharaoh’s daughter finds him and pays Moses’ mother to care
for him until he is weaned. Then Moses was raised in the royal household.
Focus:
We can trust God will accomplish His plans which no man (not even
Pharaoh) can prevent. The same is true with the plan He has for each of our
lives.
Finding Christ:
Moses was born during the reign of a cruel king. Pharaoh was putting to
death the infant boys in an attempt to keep his kingdom from being overtaken
by the Hebrews (Exodus
1:22
). Herod also feared losing his kingdom to the Jews and issued a decree to
kill infant boys to attempt to put an end to it, so Joseph and Mary escaped
to Egypt with Jesus (Matthew 2:16).
Live the
Lesson:
Figure out a challenge that your children cannot
overcome themselves. For instance make a long path from one side of the
living room to the other or if you have stairs have them standing at the top
or bottom. Explain to your children they must find a way to reach the
opposite side without touching the ground, climbing on the couches, sliding
down the banister, etc. Once they get to the other side you have something
special planned for them. Give them time to solve this on their own, but if
they cannot wait until they ask you for help. The
only solution will be to ask Dad or Mom to carry them from the one side to
the other. Explain to them that this is how our lives often seem with
God. It looks impossible, but if we will trust God, He will deliver us to
accomplish the plan He has for our lives. Time for something special
planned…such as a family movie with popcorn, ice cream at the park, etc.
(see http://www.familyblueprint.org/family_tips.htm#tip1
for a special tip on ice cream
at the park)
Memory
Verse:
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord…” Jeremiah
29:11
Prayer:
Dear Lord, please help me to trust in you. Help me to know you have a
plan for my life and you will find a way to accomplish Your will, even when
it looks impossible to me.
Living the
Life:
This week talk about times in your lives when you have seen God come
through in a mighty way. It may do well to read stories by missionaries of
the wonderful things the Lord has done to help them spread the Gospel.
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