Listen up, little ones
Listen for the word salvation.
Reading
Hebrews 2:1-4—Great Savior. Great Salvation.
Optional Reading
Isaiah 45:14–17
Keys for kids
- We must pay attention to God’s Word.
- In God’s Word we find out how to be saved.
- There is no escape if we neglect this great salvation.
Questions
- What is the danger if we don’t pay attention to these words?
- How is this salvation great?
- What hope is there for those who neglect Christ’s salvation?
Notes
(See Saturday for authors.)
This glorious Christ—whom Hughes identifies as the Inheritor, Creator, Sustainer, Radiator, Representor, Purifier, Ruler—must be paid attention to. The things that we have heard about Him we must heed. Otherwise, we are in danger of drifting away.
And, if we drift away, if we reject this excellent Christ there is no escape because He is the only Saviour. Calvin notes that God would indeed have his gifts valued by us according to their worth. Then the more precious they are, the baser is our ingratitude when we do not value them.
But why would we reject this great salvation? And, how it is great? At least in these ways. God demands perfection. Christ fulfilled perfection. Christ’s perfection is granted to us only by faith. And, even that faith is God’s gift (Eph 2:8-9). So, to be saved, we do nothing more than repent and believe the gospel.
I am saved, not because of what I do, but because of what Christ did. In response to this great salvation, because I am paying all the more attention to what Christ said and did, I will pay all the more attention to what I do.
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 96a, 65d
Prayer
- Rejoice in your great Savior and great Salvation.
- Pray for the preparation for preaching God’s Word this Lord's Day.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.