Family It! Wednesday Family Devotion - "Pizza Machine"

Supplies: Bible; dictionary

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When I (Pastor Todd) was in the 3rd grace, our teacher, Mrs. Stevenson, gave us an assignment to draw a picture of and explain an invention of our own imagination. She told us to dream big. While I don’t remember what invention I created for the assignment, I do remember my friend, Joey, sharing his invention with the class. He was brilliant. See, we had these amazing rectangular pizzas that they sold in the school cafeteria and at our local skating ring. They were THE BEST. Anyway, Joey’s invention was a miniature pizza oven that you could wear around your waist. With only a touch of a button, it would dispense one of those ooey gooey pizzas whenever you wanted. His invention provided for all of your on-the-go pizza needs. Again, BRILLIANT!


READ
For the next several weeks, we’re going to be exploring 1 Corinthians 10: 1-13 together. Read this passage with your family. Today we are focusing on verse 4b.

Have a family member look up the following words in the dictionary:

• Provider
• Sustainer
• Omnipresent. 

 In your own words, what do these words mean to you?


THINK
In my story about my friend, Joey and his invention, it was clear that Joey wanted a solution to his pizza-craving need. He wanted an invention to supply a pizza whenever he wanted one, so his invention was ever-present. In the verse we read from the Bible, we see that Jesus is called a “rock” who was always with the children of Israel, always supplying their needs. That’s pretty cool.


APPLY
Just as Jesus was always with the children of Israel, He is always with us also. His name, Emmanuel, actually means, “God is with us.” How does it make you feel knowing that Jesus is always with you? It is good to know that we are being loved when our needs are being met. In what ways is Jesus meeting your needs? The needs of your family?


PRAY
Jesus, thank you for meeting our needs. Thank you for always being with us. You have not forgotten us. You are always looking for ways to take care of us. You are our ever-present rock. We love you. Amen.


REPLY
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