Here is one of my most favorite hymns of the season...Can you can hear the deep yearning for the Savior to come?...
December 16
“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send ,and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me.’ And he said, ‘Go, and say to this people…’” Isaiah 6:8,9a
Today’s symbol: Flaming Coal
Ideas to do and talk about:
*We will read “Operation: No More Tears” in the Jesus Storybook Bible. This beautiful chapter talks about God’s “Secret Rescue Plan” from Isaiah 9, 11, 40, 50, 53, 55 and 60…Have I mentioned how much I appreciate this children’s Bible! We might also read Isaiah 9:6 and talk about how God sent Isaiah to give the people hope that He would rescue them.
*I found this children’s story about Isaiah too:
http://www.bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/english/Isaiah%20Sees%20the%20Future%20English.pdf
* Color the burning coal ornament and talk about Isaiah’s vision of the Lord from Isaiah 6:1-3 in which “he saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple…..And one (seraphim) called to another and said ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!’” What would you be thinking if you saw that vision? How did Isaiah feel after seeing the Lord? He felt unclean so one of the seraphim took a burning coal and touched Isaiah’s mouth and said Isaiah’s guilt was taken away. Isaiah then answered God’s call to tell God’s people that God would rescue them.
*Thank God for His messengers including Isaiah who give up everything to tell others about God’s great love for them…Thank God for his Secret Rescue Plan…Thank God for Jesus…
December 17
“My joy is gone; grief is upon me; my heart is sick within me…Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!” Jeremiah 8:18 & 9:1
Today’s symbol: Tears
Ideas to do and talk about:
*Here is a good summary of Jeremiah’s life and calling to be a prophet of the Lord. http://www.bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/english/Jeremiah%20Man%20of%20Tears%20English.pdf
*Talk about how much Jeremiah must have loved these people to whom God sent him to preach. They were not following God. They refused to listen to his warnings and calls to repentance time and time again. But he loved them so much he wept for them. Do we ever weep for those who do not know God? If not, why not?
*This time of year can be hard for many people in a variety of circumstances. Color the tear ornament and pray for those who weep today…
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