Hello everyone, its Aunt Frenita
Today's story is called 'God's special gift'
Today's message is 'I worship God when I enjoy his weekly gift, the Sabbath'
The memory verse is from Gensis 2:3
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy
When do you start planning for your birthday?
Is it the day of your birthday?
Or do you start thinking about it weeks ahead of time?
Isn't it fun to look forward to special days?
On those days, we can do special things
Eat special food and even eat special clothes
Lets see what we can learn about God's holiday
Its a special holiday, a holy holiday
'I can't wait for christmas!' Tyler announced
Mom looked up and laughed
But its only May, I'd say you have awhile to wait
'I know,' Tyler groaned
'So tell me why you can't wait until Christmas?' Mom said
'Okay, but may I play Christmas music?'
As tyler put the CD into the player, he said
'I wish it was Christmas, because I love being together with our whole family!
Grandpas, Grandmas, cousins, everybody!
I like having time to play games and do things we don't always get to do
Of course, I love the presents
But I really liked giving that food basket to the Johnsons last year
And I've been starving for some of your famous Christmas rolls.'
'You've been thinking a lot about this, haven't you?' Mom said
'Yeah, I guess so' Tyler plopped down beside Mom on the couch
'I've got news for you,' she watched Tyler's face light up
Jesus knows how you feel
In fact, thats exactly why he created the Sabbath for us
Mom laughed again seeing Tyler's confused look
'Hahaha, okay Son, think about it.
God made the Sabbath day after his busy work of creation
He created a day just to spend with the people he created
Its his favorite day of the week
He wants the Sabbath to be a kind of holiday every single week
He wants us to forget about all the regular things
we do all week and have a special day with Him
All of the things you mentioned about Christmas
Are things we enjoy about Sabbath too
We get to be with people we love
We do special things that don't happen everyday
And we love to do things that help make others happy
We even love having special food
And mom grinned and reached over to hug Tyler
'I guess I never thought about Sabbath being like a holiday,' Tyler responded
He was really thinking about what Mom had just said
'You know,' Mom added
'Jesus really looks forward to spending Sabbath with us.
His love for us is so big!
When he gave us the Ten Commandments, he said "Remember the Sabbath Day"
Work hard with me all week
And then, have a holiday with me every Sabbath
That time with him at the end of our busy week is so special
We can enjoy the beautiful things he has made for us
We can study his word and learn more about his love
All of these are ways we tell Jesus that we love him too
Tyler seemed to have forgotten how far away Christmas was
'You're right Mom,' Tyler spoke thoughtfully
'Sabbath really is a special day!
It's even better than Christmas
because God gave it to us as a gift and it is every week
Let's ask Grandma and Grandpa to be with us this Sabbath
It will make God's special day even more special
How about you?
Sabbath is God's gift to you each week
When God finished creating the world in six days
He rested on the seventh day
He blessed it and made it holy
Ever since creation, the Sabbath holiday has been a special day to worship God
To enjoy the world he created
To tell him how much we love him
Its a holy holiday!
This Sabbath, Jesus is looking forward to that special time with you