CHILD FRIENDLY THE MERCY SEAT!

Exodus 25:17-22 GNT

"Make a lid of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. [18] Make two winged creatures of hammered gold, [19] one for each end of the lid. Make them so that they form one piece with the lid. [20] The winged creatures are to face each other across the lid, and their outspread wings are to cover it. [21] Put the two stone tablets inside the Box and put the lid on top of it. [22] I will meet you there, and from above the lid between the two winged creatures I will give you all my laws for the people of Israel.

 

Memory Verse: Exodus 25:22 “There I will meet with you.”

Do you know what mercy means? Mercy is when God forgives us even though we don’t deserve it. Mercy is part of who God is!

In the Bible, God told Moses to make a special golden cover called the Mercy Seat. It was placed on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Holy of Holies—the most special place in the tabernacle. Once a year, the high priest would go in and sprinkle blood on the Mercy Seat to ask God to forgive the sins of the people.

The Mercy Seat was where God said, “I will meet with you.” It was a place of forgiveness and love.

Today, we don’t need the Mercy Seat in the tabernacle because Jesus is our Mercy Seat! When Jesus died on the cross, He gave us forgiveness forever. Now we can talk to God anytime because of Jesus.

God wants to meet with you every day. He wants to forgive you, help you, and give you peace. Will you make time to meet Him?

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1.  What does mercy mean to you?

2.  Why did God make a special place to meet His people?

3.  How does Jesus show us God’s mercy today?

4.  How can you make time to talk to God every day?

PRAYER: Thank You, God, for Your mercy and love. Thank You for sending Jesus to forgive my sins. Help me to always come to You and spend time with You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Shalom!

 

 

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