Bringing You Home

Christ died once for our sins. An innocent person died for those who are guilty. Christ did this to bring you to God, when his body was put to death and his spirit was made alive.

1 Peter 3:18 (CEV)

You know how you feel when you get lost? Everything is scary! You just want to be home or with your mom and dad! You want to be back where you are safe, cared for, and loved.

Well, a part of you, your soul, is lost without God. God created us to be with him. He loves us and wants us to love him back. But when we decide we love other things more, or we forget about God and wander off, our soul will be lost. We lose the chance to be with God.

Peter, Jesus’s friend, knew Jesus showed him the way to God. He also knew he had done bad things and was lost. Jesus helped Peter find his way back to God. Jesus died to save Peter and us from our sins. Because he died, God can forgive us. Our souls can be at home with God.

We can enjoy being friends with God every day, by praying to him, reading the Bible, and praising God. Then someday, we will live with him in Heaven!

TIME TO PRAY

Thank you, Jesus, for bringing me home to God! Please help me when I wander away from you. Help me to stay close.

GOD'S WONDERFUL WORLD

Box turtles will walk far away from their home every day, but they come back. They have been known to stay in the same area for 50 years!

KEEP IT GOING

Related passages: These additional verses will help expand your children's Scriptural knowledge and place on the armor of God’s Word to tackle each day. Swipe to read the passages today.

Psalm 51:11

Isaiah 44:22

Ephesians 2:12–13

Colossians 1:21–22