For Kids · 3 min with a grown-up
God's people had started praying to pretend gods made of wood and stone. God gave Ezekiel a sad but important message — and a promise of hope at the end.
Today's Story
God said to Ezekiel, “Turn and look at the mountains of My people. I have something to say to them.”
Up on the hills, the people had built little statues and pretend gods. They bowed down to rocks and lumps of wood and said, “You are our god.” But a rock cannot hear. A piece of wood cannot help anybody. The people had walked away from the real God who made them and loved them.
So God said, “The pretend gods cannot save you. One day everyone will see that those statues are only stone — and that I am the one true God.”
But God did not stop there. He made a promise full of hope. “Some of My people will remember Me,” God said. “Far away, they will think about Me again. They will be sad about the wrong they did. And they will turn back to Me.”
God was telling them the truth so they could come home to Him. Because more than anything, God wanted His people back.
A Big Word
Talk About It
- What is something you really, really love — a toy, a game, a snack? Those things are fun, but why is God even better to trust than any of them?
- A statue made of wood cannot hear you or help you. How is the real God completely different from a pretend god?
- God promised that people who walked away could still turn back and come home to Him. How does it feel to know God always wants us back?