Psalm 82
Rescue the weak and the needy. We can thank God that he does this and we can imitate Him in our lives.
Job 33.1-18
For younger children read at least Psalm 82.4 and repeat it so that it might be written on the heart. You might also talk about how comforting it is to know that God helps those in need.
For older children you could discuss this prayer – “Lord, teach us to see our suffering and understand its meaning through the lens of the suffering of Christ, Your beloved Son. If He so suffered and could also e and remain the Beloved of God, so also may we suffer without fear that You have forfeited divine grace toward us. Amen.” The Lutheran Study Bible
John 10.22-42
For younger children read at least John 10.30 and repeat it so that it might be written on the heart. You might also talk about how Jesus is God.
For older children you could discuss this – “In the colonnade of Solomon during the Jewish Feast of Dedication, Jesus declares His oneness with the Father, which the unbelieving crowd understands to be blasphemous and worthy of death. To reject Jesus is to reject God and abandon the hope of everlasting life.” The Lutheran Study Bible
Write it on the heart verses – Psalm 82.4 and John 10.30
Small Catechism for the week: The Third Petition Thy will be done on earth as in heaven. What does this mean? God’s good and gracious will certainly is done without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may be done among us also. How is God’s will done? God’s will is done when he breaks and defeats every evil plan and purpose of the devil, the world, and our sinful flesh, which try to prevent us from keeping God’s name holy and letting his kingdom come. And God’s will is done when he strengthens and keeps us firm in his Word and in the faith as long as we live. This is his good and gracious will.
Small Catechism question for the day: How else is God’s will done in our lives? 2 Corinthians 12.9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”