God’s Promise is With You

Be strong and courageous.  Do not be afraid…for the Lord your God goes with you…  Deuteronomy 31:6 

Props: table that will support the weight of a child

For this lesson, you will be choosing a volunteer to do a “trust fall.”  He will stand on a table at the front of the room and will face the side wall.  A team of 6 workers will stand behind him, in 2 lines of 3 each, facing each other with their arms interlocking to form a “basket.” (Practice this with the workers ahead of time).  You will assure the volunteer that the workers will not let him hit the ground, then ask him to fall back.  Once he completes the fall, continue with the lesson.  If he will not fall back, choose another volunteer. 

 

It was probably a little bit hard for our volunteer to fall back.  Even though he knows us and trusts us, that’s a long drop!  We gave him our word that we wouldn’t drop him, but he knows that if for some reason we fail, he could end up in the hospital.     

For the Israelites, it was the same way.  God promised them that He would be with them when they went into the land and fought the people, but they still had to trust Him.  They probably had times when they doubted and wondered if God would really keep His promise.  But that’s what trust is all about: taking God at His Word even when you can’t see how things are going to turn out. 

            God’s promise is true for you as well.  He has promised that He would be with you even when you face your toughest challenges.  If you will stick with Him, He will always go with you.  You can count on His promise and that will give you the courage to face challenges. 

            God is with you: go in His strength.