Sing along with the Bible Verse Songs Playlist from Units 6, 7, and 8!

Family Worship:

Read all or parts of Numbers 20 from your Bible or watch the Bible story video.

Talk About Scripture:

In 2011, a woman visiting the city of Bellevue, Washington, accidentally drove her car directly into a lake. While searching for her hotel after dark, the woman ignored the directions of the car’s navigation system, took a wrong turn, ended up on a boat ramp, and drove the car right into the water. The woman was safe, but the car was never able to be recovered from the lake. What a costly mistake.

As the Israelites wandered in the wilderness, Moses disobeyed God, and it was a costly mistake. The Israelites continued to grumble and complain because the wilderness was not where they wanted to be. They were hungry, and they were thirsty. God told Moses and Aaron to go and speak to a rock, and it would produce water for the Israelites to drink. However, Moses told the people that he and Aaron would bring water from the rock. Then, Moses struck the rock with his staff and water came out.

The rock produced water for the people to drink, but Moses had disobeyed God’s directions. Moses sinned against God by trusting in his own ability and his own plan to give the people water. Because of their sin, God did not allow Moses and Aaron to lead the Israelites into the promised land.

Sin is always costly. Whether big or small, any sin breaks our relationship with God. Our disobedience must be punished, but we see God’s mercy through Jesus. Jesus took the punishment for every sin, and He paid the cost for us. Only Jesus can cover our costly mistakes and rebellion.

Moses disobeyed God and did not enter the promised land. We all have disobeyed God by sinning. But God gave us His Son, Jesus. Jesus always obeyed God. When we trust in Him, Jesus brings us into God’s kingdom forever.

Learn Scripture:

Family Prayer:

Ask God to help you worship Him through obedience today. Why does our obedience give God the glory He deserves?

Thank God for parents, teachers, and pastors who pray for you. Why did Moses and Aaron go to the tabernacle to ask God for help? How does it feel to know that others are asking God to help you?

For Fun:

Play “Simon Says” with the whole family. Allow each kid in your family to take turns calling out instructions. After the game, talk about how hard it can be to obey instructions. Explain to your kids that all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory. Remind them that this is why we need Jesus—the One who saves us from our sins.

Set up a lemonade or hot chocolate stand in your neighborhood to serve free drinks. Take the opportunity to meet your neighbors and get to know them better. If given the opportunity, tell them about this week’s Bible story and how God provided water for the people to drink.