Listen up, little ones
Listen for the words trust and Lord.
Reading
Psalm 22:6-11 Despised and Rejected by Men
Keys for kids
- Jesus was rejected by men too.
- We can find hope like Jesus did even in distress.
- We must trust God alone.
Questions
- Who is rejecting and despising the Psalmist?
- What is the reason for hope even in such distress?
- Why did Christ face this distress?
Notes
(See below for all authors.)
The second pair of groans and prayers begins with the rejection of the Psalmist – and of Jesus. The taunts made against Christ while He was on the cross were prophesied in this Psalm many years prior. Yet even though the groans reflect being despised and rejected by men, there is a deeper wound. For they suggest what the first cry (vs.1-2) states – a rejection by God.
But, again, even in His distress and affliction, the Psalmist expresses hope in God. “From birth you have cared for me – I have trusted you all my life – you have always been my God. If you don’t help, no one can.” If this hope could be the hope of Christ even on the cross it must also be our hope.
Even if you came to faith in God through Christ later in life it is clear that God’s grace was working in you from the beginning. So, remember His working. Calvin reminds us that the Holy Spirit teaches the faithful the wisdom to collect together, when they are brought into circumstances of fear and trouble, the evidences of the goodness of God, in order thereby to sustain and strengthen their faith. When you face the ridicule and rejection of men where do you turn? Might we imitate the Psalmist and the Saviour in trusting in God alone.
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 22c, 65d
Prayer
- Express your trust in God, even in times of distress.
- Pray for the reading and preaching of God’s word tomorrow.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.