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Splinks for January 17th - January 23rd
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God's Truth and Straight Sticks
Send the kids out to find a straight stick. When they return, hold their sticks (one by one) up to a ruler.
Explain: Some sticks are more crooked than others. Sometimes it may be hard to tell a stick is crooked until you hold it next to something that is perfectly straight.
The Bible is God's truth and it is like the straight ruler. Lies you might hear are like crooked sticks. You must compare what you hear or read to what is said in the Bible. For example: You may hear the statement that man evolved. Is that true or is that a lie? Compare it to what the Bible says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). You can count on God and His Word to always be true!
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"I cannot tell a lie, father, you know I cannot tell a lie!"
Read or tell the story about George Washington by M. L. Weems.
"When George was about six years old, he was made the wealthy master of a hatchet of which, like most little boys, he was extremely fond. He went about chopping everything that came his way.
One day, as he wandered about the garden amusing himself, he found a beautiful, young English cherry tree, of which his father was most proud. He tried the edge of his hatchet on the trunk of the tree and chopped the barked so that it died.
Some time after this, his father discovered what had happened to his favorite tree. He came into the house in great anger, and demanded to know whom the mischievous person was who had cut away the bark. Nobody could tell him anything about it.
Just then George, with his little hatchet, came into the room.
"George,'' said his father, "do you know who has killed my beautiful little cherry tree in the garden? I would not have taken five guineas for it!''
This was a hard question to answer, and for a moment George was staggered by it, but quickly recovering himself he cried:
"I cannot tell a lie, father, you know I cannot tell a lie! I did cut it with my little hatchet.''
The anger died out of his father's face, and taking the boy tenderly in his arms, he said:
"My son, that you should not be afraid to tell the truth means more to me than a thousand trees! Yes—though they were blossomed with silver and had leaves of the purest gold!''
Jesus said, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32). Jesus always told the truth. Even though you may get in trouble for telling the truth, you will be free from sin or the guilt that lying can bring.
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Get to Know Truth!
One must KNOW what is true in order to LIVE by it. Give your child a good devotional guide. Randall House has two available (one for early elementary students and one for upper elementary students) that will help them get into the habit of reading their Bibles daily. Set aside a few minutes every day for each person to go to a quiet place and read his or her Bible.
