Day 9 · January 9
Kids Corner — Day 9
Genesis 20:1–22:24 · Matthew 7:15–7:29 · Psalm 9:1–9:12 · Proverbs 2:16–2:22
Today’s story
God protects Sarah from Abimelech, gives Abraham and Sarah Isaac in fulfillment of promise, and then tests Abraham by commanding him to offer the son he loves. At the crucial moment God provides a substitute, revealing both Abraham’s faith and God’s provision.
Jesus warns that false prophets are known by their fruit and that lives built on his words will stand. The Sermon on the Mount ends with authority that astonishes the crowds.
David praises God for justice, protection, and remembrance of the oppressed. The Lord is a refuge for those who know his name.
Wisdom delivers from seductive paths that lead away from covenant faithfulness and into ruin. God’s way preserves both purity and peace.
The story in children’s words
At last, baby Isaac was born, just as God had promised. Abraham was one hundred years old, and Sarah laughed with joy. Then God tested Abraham and asked him to give Isaac back to Him on a mountain. Abraham obeyed, but God stopped him and gave a ram to offer instead. God said, "God will provide." He promised that through Abraham's family, all the nations of the earth would be blessed. Jesus taught that we must not only hear His words, but do them, like a wise man who built his house on a rock. The family God blessed through Abraham leads to Jesus, the One God provided for us all.
It points to Jesus
On Mount Moriah God spares Abraham’s son and provides another sacrifice, pointing ahead to the Father who will not spare his own Son. Jesus is the true Lamb God provides.