LET’S THINK ABOUT IT
Read Exodus 20:8-11
What is the Sabbath day? Exodus 20:10
Who is supposed to take one day off work every week? Exodus 20:10
Why did God ask us to take one day off every week? Exodus 20:11
Read Genesis 2:1-3
Did God rest on the seventh day because he was tired? Read Isaiah 40:28
God rested on the seventh day to enjoy everything he had just created. We also need to take time to enjoy life.
Do we get tired if we work all the time? Read Isaiah 40:30
Why do you think Jackson’s sprint times were getting slower? What was Mosom’s advice to Jackson?
What do you think would have happened if Jackson had taken time off from running and kept the Sabbath? Read Isaiah 40:29-31
Do people in your family take one day off each week to enjoy life and rest? What do you do that day?
Read 1 John 1:9
Did Jackson ask God to forgive him for not taking a break? Why not?
Does Kokum still love Jackson even though he does bad things?
Does God still love us even though we do bad things?
How does Jackson’s bad behavior make it hard for him and Kokum to be close?
How does our bad behavior make it hard for us to be close to God?
Will Jackson get better in time for the big race? Who spun out of Luci’s driveway in such a big hurry?