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During the Holiday Season, teachers often look for little projects that can be made into gifts for Parents and/or other adults in Bible class. This project works well as a lesson for children and adults, teaching the basic principles of making and keeping resolutions to the Lord. The Bible is full of many pictures to help us learn very important lessons. We, too, can find interesting pictures in everyday items. These can help to remind us of Scriptures which will encourage the keeping of our resolutions to the Lord. "Make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way." Hebrews 12:13
Although the younger children may not be consecrated to the Lord, they can help the adults who are consecrated to be mindful of their vows. The Scriptures and comments connected with each one of these items in the picture are especially important for those who have made a full consecration, however, children can learn, too, from these lessons.
Click on the image above to download the picture and Scripture lessons. The picture can either be printed along with the lesson sheet, or, to make the gift more special, have the actual objects available for the children to gather as they go through each object lesson. As the lesson progresses, put all of these items in either a Ziplock bag or a box along with the lesson sheet to give to the parents and/or other adults in the Bible class. This activity has been worded for the adults who will be receiving the gift, but the wording used in explanation to the children will have to be modified according to each age group. Songs in the Night - November 15 "Make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way." Hebrews 12:13 WHAT does the apostle mean? He does not mean that we should literally shovel a path smooth, nor does he refer to our literal feet. All will agree to this. Evidently the apostle's teaching is that each one of the Lord's sheep has more or less of earthly blemish (imperfection), in consequence of which lameness it is difficult for him to make steady progress in the footsteps of our Lord. He urges that as we find out what our weaknesses are, physical and mental, we should endeavor to shape our course of life accordingly, so as to be able to overcome the difficulties of the way and the besetments of the Adversary. We make the straight paths by choosing such a course as will not unnecessarily aggravate and excite our weaknesses, and thus make us the more lame. We are to seek to overcome the lameness, and to do so, are not only to pray, "Abandon us not in temptation," but are to seek to avoid the temptation in all ways. How do we do this? We answer, by the exercise of our wills, or determinations—by mental resolutions; or, in other words, by making vows or solemn promises to the Lord respecting our determinations to take the proper course. Anyone, therefore, who has followed the apostle's injunction in our text has made vows to the Lord, which he should be faithful in performing, if he would come off a victor and have the divine approval.
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