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s e p a r a t e t h e l i g h t f r o m t he d ar kn e ss. G od sa w t ha t a ll t hese t hings were good. E v e n i n g p a s s e d , a n d morning ca me. T his wa s t he fou r t h da y.
Genesis 1:16, “So God made the two large lights. He made the brighter light to rule the day. He made the smaller light to rule the night. He also made the stars.”
W a s G o d d o n e y e t ? N o, He st ill ha d more t o crea t e! He wa nt ed crea t ures t o f l y t h r o u g h t h e s k y a n d crea t ures t o swim t he deepest ocea n. G od crea t ed t he b i r d s o f t h e a i r a n d t he fish of t he se a on t he fift h da y.
H e l p y ou r little o ne( s) me m o ri z e G enes i s 1: 16. W he n t h e y l o o k u p i n t o t h e n i g h t sk y , t h ey will r eceiv e a perf e c t g l i m p s e at the vas tne s s o f G o d ’ s c r e a t i o n . T o d a y w e w ill focus o n day 4 o f Go d ’s c re ati o n, w he n H e s p o k e t o l i f e “ t w o l a r g e l i g h t s ” t o r u le t h e day a nd night . Thro ugh yo ur d i s c us s i o ns t o g e t h e r , y o u r l i t t l e o n e s w ill gain a better underst and i ng o f j us t ho w b i g the i r G o d r e a l l y i s !
READ ALOUD: T h e bib le tells us that in the ve ry b e gi nni ng , b e f o re th e w o r l d w a s c r e a t e d , t h ere w as no thing. Ca n y o u i m ag i ne l o o k i ng aro und b u t s e e i n g n o t h i n g ? C a n y ou im agine listening rea l l y hard b ut he ari ng no thi ng ? In t h e b e g i n n i n g , G o d c r e at e d t he who le univer s e ! L e t’s l i s te n to the ve ry f i r s t s t o r y i n t h e b i b l e a n d se e wh at ha ppens ( listen c l o s e l y, and w e ’l l p l ay a f un g a m e t o s e e h o w w e l l y o u k n o w t he s to r y! ) ( Sto r y f r o m Ge ne sis 1:3 - 28) T h e n G od s aid, “Let ther e b e l i g ht! ” A nd the re w as l i g h t . G o d s a w t h a t t h e l i g h t w a s good. So he divided the l i g ht f ro m the d ark ne s s . G o d n a m e d t h e l i g h t da y a n d t h e dar kness nig ht . Eve ni ng p as s e d , and m o rni ng c a m e . T h i s w a s t h e f i r s t d ay . T h e n G od s aid, “Let ther e b e s o m e thi ng to d i vi d e the w a t e r i n t w o !” S o G o d m a de t h e air to divide th e w ate r i n tw o . S o m e o f the w a t e r w a s a b o v e t h e a i r , a n d som e o f the wa ter w as b e l o w i t. Go d nam e d the a i r s k y . E v e n i n g p a s s e d , a n d m orn ing came. This w as the s ec o n d d ay. T h e n G od s aid, “Let the wate r und e r the s k y b e gathe r e d t o g e t h e r s o t h e d r y la n d w ill appear .” A nd it hap p e ne d . Go d nam e d the dr y l a n d Ea r t h . H e n a m e d t h e w at e r tha t gather ed to g e the r s ea s. Go d s aw that t h i s w a s g o o d . T h e n G o d sa i d , “Let the Ea rth pro du c e p l ants . S o m e p l ants w i l l m a k e g r a i n f o r s e e d s . O thers will ma ke fr uit wi th s e e d s i n i t. ” A nd i t hap p e n e d . T h e E a r t h p r o d u c e d p la nt s. Each seed grew its o w n k i nd o f p l ant. Go d s aw t h a t a l l t h i s w a s g o o d . E v enin g pa ssed, a nd mo r ni ng c am e . Thi s w as the th i r d d a y . T h e n G od s aid, “Let ther e b e l i g hts i n the s k y to s e p ar a t e d a y f r o m n i g h t . T h e s e lig ht s will be used fo r sig ns , s e as o ns , d ays and ye ars . T h e y w i l l b e i n t h e s k y t o g ive light to the Ea rth. ” A nd i t hap p e ne d . S o Go d ma d e t h e t w o l a r g e l i g h t s . H e m ad e t he brighter light to rul e the d a y . H e m ad e t h e s m a l l e r l i g h t t o r u l e t h e ni ght . He a lso ma de the s tars . Go d p ut al l the s e i n t h e s k y t o s h i n e o n t h e E a r t h. Th ey ar e to r ule o v e r the d ay and o ve r the ni gh t . H e p u t t h e m t h e r e t o
T h e n c a m e d a y s i x ; t h is wa s t he da y t ha t a nima ls were ma de. Not only did G od c r e a t e a n i m a l s , b u t H e a lso crea t ed His most precious crea t ion of a ll: p e op le! ”
Is n ’ t t h i s a n a m a zi n g st ory? O ka y, let ’s list en t o t he st ory one more t ime a nd s e e i f y o u c a n r e m e m ber how it goes. (R ea d ba ck t hrough t he crea t ion st ory a nd a l l o w y o u r l i t t l e o n e ( s ) t o help you remember t he b old words) G o d c r e a t e d p e o p l e s o t ha t we could enjoy a nd t a ke ca re of His crea t ion. He c r e a t e d e v e r y t h i n g b y gra nd design. He ga ve us lungs a nd sepa ra t ed t he wa t er f r o m t h e a i r s o t h a t w e could brea t he. He ga ve us eyes t o see a nd He sepa ra t ed l i g h t f r o m d a r k s o t h a t we could see. He designed our bodies t o need sleep a nd H e s e p a r a t e d n i g h t a n d da y so t ha t we knew when t o rest ! W h e n y o u l o o k u p a t the sky during t he da y, you see t he sun. G od put it t here j u s t f o r y o u . W h e n y o u look up int o t he sky a t night , you see t he moon, t he s t a r s a n d o t h e r p l a n e ts, t oo. I sn’t it a ma zing t o t hink t ha t G od ha d you in mind w h e n H e c r e a t e d s o m et hing a s big a nd powerf ul a s a ll t he pla net s?!
Dear Lord, thank you for creating the world and everything in it. Thank you for creating me, too! You showed me your love by creating everything that I need to grow big and strong. When I think about how big and awesome the planets are, I pray that I will remember how You created them just for your most precious creation, ME! In Jesus’ name, Amen.