For Kids · 3 min with a grown-up
God keeps speaking to Egypt through Ezekiel. The big lesson: trust God's strength, not your own.
Today's Story
Egypt was a strong country. It had a strong army and strong cities and a king who felt very, very strong. The people of Egypt thought, “We are so powerful, nothing can ever go wrong for us.”
So God gave Ezekiel another message. God said a hard day was coming for Egypt — a day when all that strength they were so proud of would not hold them up anymore.
Why? Because they had forgotten Who really keeps a country safe. They trusted in their own muscles and their own weapons. But muscles get tired. Weapons break. Only God never runs out of strength.
God said, “When this happens, the people will know that I am the Lord.” He wasn't being mean. He was helping them learn something true: nothing in this world is as strong as God. Not the biggest army. Not the richest king.
It is a good thing to be strong and to work hard. But it is a wrong thing to think we don't need God at all. Egypt learned that the hard way.
And here is the kind part hiding inside the message: the strongest One there is loves you, and He invites you to lean on Him. When you trust God, you are leaning on the only strength that never, ever runs out.
A Big Word
Memory Verse
Talk About It
- When something feels too hard for you, who do you usually go to for help? How could you ask God to help too?
- Egypt trusted its own strength instead of God. What is the difference between trying your best and thinking you don't need God at all?
- God said He never runs out of strength. How does it feel to know the strongest One there is loves you?