God's Word Lights Our Path

Key Verse:
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105

Items Needed:
A Flashlight for each child

Preparation:
Set up an obstacle course in your house using tipped over chairs, blankets, cushions, and other objects. Use your creativity to make it fun and challenging for your child to cross. Turn out the lights.

Lesson:
Call your children into the room and have them attempt to cross through the dark path using only their flashlight. For older children, you may want to allow them to attempt passing through it first without any light.

Next talk about how dark the world is without Christ. God's Word provides light for us as we pass through life. It gives us direction, encouragement, and hope. It tells us who we are, Who God is, how we have sinned, and how to find forgiveness in Christ. It also gives us instructions for living and a description of what living in eternity with God will be like.

Application (Discuss one or more of the following):

• We need God's Word in this dark world, and we are so grateful for it.
• What are some of the ways that God's Word gives light (or direction/ guidance) to our path?
• In what ways can we use God's Word to light our path? In what ways do we neglect it?

Activities for Further Discussion:

• Read through Psalm 119 together to find some of the words the Psalmist uses to describe God's Word.
• Read a biography together about a missionary who took God's Word to a dark part of the world -- such as Jim Elliott, Nate Saint, Hudson Taylor, or Amy Carmichael.
• Learn how God's Word continues to bring light to dark places around the world by reading a story together from the Bible League International.

    
Closing Prayer:
Thank God for the blessing of His Word. It is a light to our dark path in this world and a way to know and love Him. Ask Him to help your child prioritize His Truth and allow it to shape their view of everything in life. Pray that God's Word will grow wisdom in their hearts as they learn to see the connection between biblical truths and their everyday life.

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For more fun activities to teach your children eternal truths, check out the rest of our Eternal Truths in Everyday Life articles.