Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You for your many mercies to us day by day. We thank You for your Word in our hand and in our mother tongue. As we come to look at it now, will You show mercy to us and give us understanding of it; will You speak to us through your Word. Amen
Today’s Hymn
Words: Daniel W. Whittle, in Gospel Hymns No. 4, 1883.
I KNOW WHOM I HAVE BELIEVED
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I know not why God’s wondrous grace
To me He hath made known,
Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love
Redeemed me for His own.
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But I know Whom I have believèd,
And am persuaded that He is able
To keep that which I’ve committed
Unto Him against that day.
I know not how this saving faith
To me He did impart,
Nor how believing in His Word
Wrought peace within my heart.
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I know not how the Spirit moves,
Convincing us of sin,
Revealing Jesus through the Word,
Creating faith in Him.
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I know not what of good or ill
may be reserved for me,
Of weary ways or golden days,
Before His face I see.
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I know not when my Lord may come,
At night or noonday fair,
Nor if I walk the vale with Him,
Or meet Him in the air.
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Thought Provoker
I don’t know about you, but I seem to have a bad memory. Sometimes it is easy to remember things that happened ages ago, and then forget something that happened 5 minutes ago. Or it might be visa vers
A. Some people have such poor memories that they tie a knot in the corner of their handkerchief in order to help them remember something. However, often is the case that they wonder why they have a knot in their handkerchief and cannot remember why they tied it there!!
Dad’s Study
Today, we are looking at one of those passages where we are told to remember something important. Ask the children can they think of any other passages where we are told to remember something important e.g. Remember the Sabbath Day; Remember Lot’s wife etc.
The opening verse reminds us to Remember our Creator in the days of our youth.
Click here for Matthew Henry’s Commentary.
Truth in Practice
Ask the children why we must remember our Creator when we are young. Here are a few thoughts.
1. Because it is our duty to worship God.
2. Because even children need to be converted
3. Because children are only one breath away from Hell unless they believe.
4. Because we miss out enjoying God and His peculiar blessings for believers.
This is a wonderful opportunity to impress upon your children the need to repent and to believe the gospel.
Pastor Charles Collins – Kettering, UK
Catechism
Question 28
Q. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us (John 1:12) by his Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5, 6).
