Mon Oct 26

Listen up, little ones

Especially for the littles in your household.

Listen for the word hand.

Reading

Ezekiel 1; Isaiah 41:10, 13

Optional Reading

Psalm 118:15-25

Keys for kids

Also for the littles. Young households might choose, after Keys for Kids, to go directly to praise and prayer.

Ezekiel is a prophet of God.
God gives Ezekiel an amazing vision.
God’s hand is on Ezekiel. God’s hand is on you.

Questions

(Some read the ?s before the notes/ ask them after.)

Whose plans are best—God's or ours?
Does God have hands? (Why does God use words like these?)
What do you think it means that God's hand was upon Ezekiel?

Catechism

WSC #90

How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?

That the Word may become effectual to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer; receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.

(Proverbs 8:34; 1 Peter 2:1-2; Psalms 119:18; Hebrews 4:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:10; Psalms 119:11; Luke 8:15; James 1:25)

Notes

(See Saturday for authors.)

So now we have considered Ezekiel, the prophet of God who was not where he thought he would be or doing what he thought he would be doing.

When Ezekiel is given this first vision, it is an awesome vision. It is a challenge to understand. But it is important!

And at the beginning of the vision, we see a few important things, including: 1. GOD gives these visions; 2. God's hand is upon Ezekiel.

Is God's hand upon you? Possibly my favorite verses about God's hand are Isaiah 41:10 & 13. Read these two verses and think about what each verse means about God's hand(s).

Swedish Method questions

See the Sunday notes for meaning of the symbols.

Praise

Psalm 118d, 104a

Prayer

Pray for God's hand to be upon you, your family, and your church family.
Pray for a specific application from yesterday’s sermons.
Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.