Preschoolers’ minds are like sponges! They are so eager to learn and they soak up information at an unimaginable rate.
About These Preschool Bible Devotions
It is never too early to start teaching your kids the Bible.
We are commanded by God to teach our children the ways of the Lord.
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
God’s words are powerful. His message is life giving. Even the youngest child can be taught that God is the maker of all things and that He loves them. As your kids grow, you can share the awesome stories of God’s miracles like Jesus Feeding the 5,000 and Jesus Walking on Water.
My word that goes out from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11
Start instilling a love for God’s word in your kids today. Get tips on making sure you get the most of these preschool devotion lessons.
Lesson Learned
We are children of God and we need to live this way so that all our friends and family can see our light (or hope, love, trust) that comes from living a life for God.
Materials Needed
Dark colored blanket and a flashlight
Bible Verses
John 1:4-5 and 1 John 1:5-7
John 1:4-5
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
1 John 1:5-7
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[ sin.
Talking Points
Jesus came into the world to show us what it means to love God and to live a life that shows others that we love Him. We should be “light” to those around us. Light means loving others, following the commands God gives us in the Bible, and living lives that are different from those that don’t believe in Him.
Questions
- Why do you turn lights on in the dark?
- Why is Jesus described as the light?
- How can you be a light to those around you?
Activity
Take a blanket and put it over the child’s head. It will be dark under the blanket. Now, shine a flashlight under the blanket (away from the child’s eyes). It is bright under the blanket. You can do this several times to demonstrate living in darkness vs. living in the light with Jesus. Things are more clear and easier to see when Jesus is in our lives.
After the blanket activity, you may choose to sing the song “This Little Light of Mine, I’m Going to Let it Shine.”
Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your Son so that we could be lights to the world. Please guide our ways so that it is evident to everyone around us that you are the focus of our lives and the source of this light. Keep us from darkness and the lies of evil. In your name, we ask these things. Amen!