Day 10 · January 10
Kids Corner — Day 10
Genesis 23:1–24:51 · Matthew 8:1–8:17 · Psalm 9:13–9:20 · Proverbs 3:1–3:6
Today’s story
Sarah dies, Abraham secures a burial place in the land of promise, and his servant is led to Rebekah for Isaac. God’s covenant advances not by accident but by providence that guides ordinary decisions and long journeys.
Jesus touches a leper, heals a centurion’s servant, restores Peter’s mother-inlaw, and bears the needs of the crowds. His authority reaches across sickness, distance, and social boundaries.
David moves from lament to confidence that God sees and will judge the proud. The needy are not forgotten forever.
Trusting the Lord with all your heart begins with refusing self-reliance and acknowledging him in every path. Wisdom and guidance are inseparable from surrender.
The story in children’s words
Sarah died, and Abraham buried her in a cave he bought in the land God had promised. Then Abraham sent his servant far away to find a wife for Isaac. The servant prayed by a well, and a kind young woman named Rebekah came and gave him water and watered his camels too. God had led him right to her, and her family said yes. In Jesus' day, Jesus healed a man with a skin disease and a soldier's servant who could not move. He also healed Peter's wife's mother, who was sick with a fever. Jesus took our sicknesses on Himself, just as the prophet Isaiah had said long before.
It points to Jesus
Jesus is the compassionate Lord who touches the unclean and welcomes outsider faith. He is also the promised Bridegroom toward whom God’s faithful leading in Isaac’s marriage quietly points.