Welcome to the Woodies Kids blog.
this week we focus on…
Daniel
You can find the story in
Daniel was a humble, hardworking, Godly man from Israel that was captured when Jerusalem was defeated by the Babylonians. God knew that Daniel had a very strong faith and belief in Him; God also knew that Daniel would give all of the glory to Him for whatever happened in his life.
Time to Think
· Who did Daniel love more than anyone?
· How did that get him into trouble on two occasions?
· How did Daniel respond to being in trouble?
· What did God do in each situation?
· Have you ever done something different because you knew it was what God wanted you to do? What happened? (Your own stories might be encouraging for the children to hear here.)
· Why was Daniel not hurt?
· Do you think believing in God made Daniel any less scared?
· Do you think God will look after us and protect us if we have to make scary choices for Him?
· What sort of choices might we have to make?
Response
Ask the children to suggest why Daniel was able to be different. Explain that Daniel's heart totally belonged to God. Ask them to suggest what kind of things might be found in Daniel's heart – for instance, love for God, loyalty, courage.
Ask the children to think about their own hearts. Get them to write down things (qualities) that they would like to have in their hearts.
Ask the children to think about whether they would like to be different for God like Daniel was. Ask them to think about where and how they need to be different. If you could give them some examples for your own life, so much the better – for example: ‘I want to be different in the way that I talk to my friends – I don't want to join in with their gossiping any more'.