“Creation Days” Day Four: A Children’s Devotional, by Jared Kennedy w/ Artwork By Sarah Hall

“Day Four”

Hear It!

Genesis 1:14-19:

Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years.  Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened.  God made two great lights; the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.  God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.  And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.

“Have you ever seen a coloring book that allows you to draw a picture by connecting dots one after another?  Well, something like that is going on in Genesis chapter one. The writer uses the days as dots to make one big picture!  The creation dot of day 1 matches up with the dot of day 4.  On day 1 we learn about light and darkness, day and night.  Then on day 4 we are introduced to the sun and moon and stars, which fill up the sky.  Isn’t that amazing!  If you keep connecting, you will see that the dot of day 2 matches up with day 5.  And day 3 corresponds to day 6.  The writer wants you to see the overall picture of God’s creative activity. He wants you to know that God formed all the places in the universe (dots 1, 2, 3) and then filled up those places with creations to rule over them.”-From The Big Picture Devotional: A one-year family devotional tracing the storyline of the Bible, edited by David R. Helm (Chicago: Holy Trinity Church, 2001).

See It!

Look carefully at the painting.  Read the text out loud.  Talk about what you see.  What are the children wearing?  What are they pretending to be?  What is shining in the background?  What did God do on the fourth day?  What do the sun, moon, and stars serve as signs to mark?

Sing It!

My Maker and My King

Words by Anne Steel (adapted by Mike Cosper).  Music by Mike Cosper

As recorded on Before the Throne © 2007 Sojourn Records

My Maker and my King,

To you my all I owe;

Your sovereign bounty is the spring

Where all my blessings flow;

A creature of your hand,

On you alone I live;

My God, your benefits demand

More praise than I can give.

My God, your benefits demand

More praise than I can give.

Pre-Chorus

What can I give

When all is yours before?

Your love demands a thankful heart;

But my gift is so poor.

Chorus

O let your grace inspire

My soul with strength divine;

Let every word and each desire

And all my days be yours.

Do It!

-Adapted from “Make a Creation Scrap Book” by Brent Camden

You will need:  Day 1 booklet, white and yellow or red construction paper, a pencil, a black permanent marker, scissors, and glue sticks.

(1) Use a stencil to trace the number “4″ on white construction paper, and cut it out.  Paste the number “4″ on the back of the Day 1 booklet.

(2) Cut out a moon from white paper and stars from yellow and paste them in the black half of the Day 1 booklet to represent the night sky.

(3) Cut out a red or yellow sun and paste it in the white half of the Day 1 booklet to show the daytime sky.

(4) Write the words, “And God saw that it was good” on the front of the booklet with a black marker.  The resulting booklet shows how God filled the light and dark with “lights” to govern seasons, days, and years.

Artwork entitled “Day Four” from the “Creation” series by Sarah Hall.  Visit sojournvisualarts.com for more.