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Jump Into the Adventure: 31 Days of Devotions for Kids
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Table of Contents

Day 1:You're Special
Genesis 1

Then God said, Let us make human beings so that they are like us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.

So God created human beings in his own likeness.

He created them to be like himself.

He created them as male and female.

God blessed them. He said to them, Have children so that there will be many of you. Fill the earth and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Rule over every living creature that moves along the ground.

Then God said, I am giving you every plant on the face of the whole earth that produces its own seeds. I am giving you every tree that has fruit with seeds in it. All of them will be given to you for food. I am giving every green plant as food for all the land animals and for all the birds in the sky. I am also giving the plants to all the creatures that move along the ground. I am giving them to every living thing that breathes. And thats exactly what happened.

God saw everything he had made. And it was very good. There was evening, and there was morning. It was day six.

Live It!

Youre Special

Genesis 1:2627

Day 2: Thank God
Genesis 8

As long as the earth lasts,

there will always be a time to plant

and a time to gather the crops.

As long as the earth lasts,

there will always be cold and heat.

There will always be summer and winter,

day and night.

Genesis 9

God Makes a Covenant With Noah

I am now making my covenant with you and with all your children who will be born after you. I am making it also with every living creature that was with you in the ark. I am making my covenant with the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals. I am making it with all the creatures that came out of the ark with you. In fact, I am making it with every living thing on earth. Here is my covenant I am making with you. The waters of a flood will never again destroy all life. A flood will never again destroy the earth.

God continued, My covenant is between me and you and every living creature with you. It is a covenant for all time to come. Here is the sign of the covenant I am making. I have put my rainbow in the clouds. It will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Sometimes when I bring clouds over the earth, a rainbow will appear in them. Then I will remember my covenant between me and you and every kind of living creature. The waters will never again become a flood to destroy all life. When the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it. I will remember that my covenant will last forever. It is a covenant between me and every kind of living creature on earth.

So God said to Noah, The rainbow is the sign of my covenant. I have made my covenant between me and all life on earth.

Live It!

Thank God

Genesis 8:2022; 9:1217

Day 3: Asking for Forgiveness
Genesis 50

Joseph Calms His Brothers Fears

Now that their father was dead, Josephs brothers were worried. They said, Remember all the bad things we did to Joseph? What if he decides to hold those things against us? What if he pays us back for them? So they sent a message to Joseph. They said, Your father gave us directions before he died. He said, Heres what you must say to Joseph. Tell him, Im asking you to forgive your brothers. Forgive the terrible things they did to you. Forgive them for treating you so badly. Now then, please forgive our sins. We serve the God of your father. When their message came to Joseph, he wept.

Then his brothers came and threw themselves down in front of him. We are your slaves, they said.

But Joseph said to them, Dont be afraid. Do you think Im God? You planned to harm me. But God planned it for good. He planned to do what is now being done. He wanted to save many lives. So then, dont be afraid. Ill provide for you and your children. He calmed their fears. And he spoke in a kind way to them.