Experiencing God At Home For Daily Family Sample

Parent Connection 

This week we’re going to talk about how we can experience God through His creation; it speaks volumes about how much He loves us and cares for us, telling us much about what He’s like.

Creation is orderly and precise, showing us that God plans well. Some of His creation is large and often displays great power, showing us how big, powerful, and capable our God is. The microscopic things that He’s made demonstrate that God cares about everything, and no detail escapes His notice. The consistency of what God created speaks to His faithfulness. The fact that He created families and friends shows that He not only wants us to have great, loving relationships, but also that He is a relational God who wants loving relationships with each of us.

Before sin came into the world, God saw all that He created and said that it was good. While His creation reveals many of God’s characteristics, it also reflects ourselves, whom He made in His image and likeness (Gen. 1:26). He loves beauty, so He created us to love beauty—and then surrounded us with it. This week talk to your children about everything God made for us and in us; discuss what that tells us about Him, our Creator.

Whether it’s humor, joy, peace, art, music, food, etc., we sometimes take creation for granted. When we consider God’s role and revelation through it, we actually enjoy it more—because we are experiencing Him more. Pray that God gives you more insight from His creation to pass on to your kids as you prepare for this week’s devotions.

Tips

Children can come up with some pretty amazing questions about creation: Who made God? Did Adam have a belly button? Etc. It’s important not to ‘wing it’ or guess; if you don’t know the answer, praise the asker for their great question and admit that you’re not sure of the answer. Then take time to find the answer together.

(The book 801 Questions Kids Ask about God and the Bible [Heritage Builder Series, Tyndale House Publishers, 2000] is a great resource if you have children who love to ask questions.)