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Welcome to JESUS & ME
Devotions for Kids!
In these pages you will have the opportunity to meet Jesus. Jesus is God, and He came to earth as a man to take the punishment for all the bad things we have done—called sin. He loved us so much that He took on all those bad things so we could have a relationship with Him. Because of His love, Jesus didn’t want us to be separated from Him.
Jesus is the biggest and best picture of love! In these stories you will see that He is God’s love poured out on us. He lived out this love every single day. As we look at Jesus’ life together, see if you can find the love in each story!
Remember, when you read about Jesus and learn to live for Him, you always want to look for the love ! Let’s explore Jesus’ life together and learn all about the man who loved us enough to give His life for us.
THE SON OF GOD
BEFORE HE WAS BORN
For to us a Child will be born. To us a Son will be given. And the rule of the nations will be on His shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Teacher, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.
I sa I ah 9:6
Jesus is God. He is also called the “Son of God.” Even though this may seem confusing, we know that God’s Word is true—every bit of it. Long before Jesus came to the earth as a man, He was in heaven, getting ready to make all the wrong things right. Way back in the beginning, Adam and Eve sinned against God. From that time on, all people everywhere were separated from God. God’s heart was broken because He loved the people He had made. He wanted to bring them back to Himself.
God knew that the only way to bring the broken and sinful humans back to Himself was to become a human too. Today’s verse is from the Old Testament, about seven hundred years before Jesus was born. It shows that God’s plan all along was to come to earth and be born as a baby, to become the Savior for all who would accept Him. Have you asked Jesus to forgive you of the things you’ve done wrong and to come into your heart and make it new?
Jesus, thank You for coming into this world as a man to make all wrong things right. Help me to be more like You every day.
JESUS’ BAPTISM
When Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens opened. He saw the Spirit of God coming down and resting on Jesus like a dove. A voice was heard from heaven. It said, “This is My muchloved Son. I am very happy with Him.”
M atthew 3:16–17
Jesus began his life of sharing God’s love on earth by being baptized. As He came out of the water, God the Father said from heaven, “This is My much-loved Son.”
This showed everyone who was there— and those of us who read the story today— that Jesus wasn’t just a teacher. He wasn’t just some nice man who did good things for people. It proved that Jesus is God’s own
Son, sent to earth to make all things new. God wanted to let everyone know, with His own voice, how important it was that Jesus had come!
Believing in Jesus makes you clean and new. When you trust in Him, you can know that you too are God’s son or daughter and that He is proud of you. You may not hear His voice with your ears. But you can feel His love in your heart. Like Jesus, you may want to be baptized, to show your faith in Him.
Jesus,
I know that You weren’t just a good man. You are the Son of God and You came to make me clean and new!
Thank You for loving me.
FORGIVING SINS
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the sick man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Some teachers of the Law were sitting there. They thought to themselves, “Why does this Man talk like this? He is speaking as if He is God! Who can forgive sins? Only One can forgive sins and that is God!”
M ark 2:5–7
During Jesus’ life on earth, a group of men heard about the amazing miracles Jesus had done. They believed that He could heal their friend who was not able to walk. They even pulled the roof off a house to get their friend to Jesus!
Jesus saw the faith they had that their friend could be healed. But He didn’t tell the man to be healed. Instead He said, “Your sins are forgiven.” Jesus knew that being free from sin is so much more important than being able to walk.
But some of the religious men who heard Jesus say this didn’t believe that Jesus was
God. They became very angry. How could any man forgive another man’s sin? They didn’t see that Jesus was God. But He was! He could heal the sick and raise the dead. And Jesus had the power to forgive someone’s sin.
Then Jesus proved that He was the Son of God by telling the man to get up and walk. That man went away walking—and forgiven of his sin! Jesus loves us enough to heal our bodies and our spirits.
If you know someone who is hurting, be the kind of friend who asks Jesus to heal them!
Jesus, You are able to heal those who are sick and You forgive sins. You are God and You care about everyone’s bodies and spirits!
BEGINNING AND THE END
When I saw Him, I fell down at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever.”
r evelat I on 1:17–18
We know that Jesus is God and is called the Son of God because He is eternal. Eternal means “without a beginning or an end.” Jesus was not created, and He will never end. He is forever.
Today’s verse is from the very last book of the Bible, Revelation. This book was written by Jesus’ friend John who saw a vision, which is kind of like a dream. His vision shared what Jesus wanted to say to the world after He had returned to heaven.
In the verse above, Jesus was talking to John. Jesus told John not to fear. Jesus is the first and the last. He was not created, He is the Creator!
Jesus lived eternally in heaven. But He came to earth as a man to save us. To do that, He died on the cross and was raised again. Then He ascended (He went back up) to heaven! Jesus is alive forever, and by His Spirit, He lives in our hearts. He will never leave us. That is the Good News of God’s Son, Jesus.
Jesus, You are eternal! You were alive from the beginning and You live in my heart even now! Thank You for being my friend forever.
