Whoever

Understanding water attraction

Bible Reading: Matthew 10:37-42

³⁷ Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. ³⁸ And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. ³⁹ Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Rewards

⁴⁰ “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. ⁴¹ The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. ⁴² And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

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Reflection: The law of attraction

Instructions: 

1. Use a medicine dropper to put several small drops of water on a piece of wax paper.
2. Wet a tooth pick with water.  Move the toothpick next to a drop of water but don’t touch it.  Observe what happens.

Explanation:  Water molecules have a strong attraction to one another.  When the toothpick draws near to the drop of water, the water drop is attracted to the water on the toothpick which causes it to move toward the toothpick.

Reflection Questions: What causes us to be attracted to God? What causes God to be attracted to us? What happens if we draw close to God?

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Journal Writing: What is an important truth from the reflection? Why do you need to know that truth?

Application Prayer: Write out a prayer for God’s insight and help into how you can apply the truth from the reflection.

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Week’s Memory Verse:  Psalm 63:1

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.