Trail Life Troop
NC-613
Devotional – Wisdom
Opening
- Today we learned how WISE it is to know your ropes & knots because they are very useful tools.
- Now let’s see what the bible says about being wise.
- Read, or someone read Teaching verse. FYI: The memory verse is further down
Proverbs 6:20-21 My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.
Devotional
Big picture We should love wisdom. Wisdom should be in our hearts and in our minds. Always.
- Q: So, is the teaching verse commanding you to actually use rope and tie your parents’ wise words around your neck and heart? No! It’s a metaphor, a word picture to help us understand the point.
- The point is: We should love wisdom. Wisdom should be in our hearts and in our minds.
- Loving wisdom means doing what is right, staying out of trouble, and not hurting ourselves, or hurting others, or hurting nature (God’s creation).
- To do that, you need wise help! Where do you go for wise help?
- Did you know…Your parents are God’s wisdom teachers to you?
- That’s God’s plan. The Bible verse says so!
- But…parents cannot teach you wisdom without you being teachable: Listening. Remembering. Obeying = Wisdom in our heart & mind.
- Parents part: Being wise teachers.
- Kid part: Binding & Fastening parents’ wisdom in our heart & mind. Wisdom in action.
- Binding & Fastening! Hey, that’s just like tying knots, what we just learned!
- Joke: See how we tied being wise and learning your knots together? HaHa! Seriously, I guess that means learning about ropes and knots is a wise thing?!
- Actually, knowing WHEN/WHERE to use a knot, and then HOW CORRECTLY to tie knot is wisdom
in Action! Because:
- Knots can save your life or others
- Knots can save your property (tarp rip, boat float away)
- Knots can save you time (hard to undo bad not)
- Knots can keep you from looking foolish (tent fall down)
- Knots are VERY USEFUL tools (securing and building things)
- A knot well bound is going to stay tied. Wisdom well bound in your heart is going to stay with you.
- If you use a weak knot, you might lose your things. If you don't bind wisdom, you might soon forget it.
- How? Pay close attention, repeat, practice, and share wisdom--just like learning a knot.
Memory Verse #1
Ask if anybody knows it yet and can say it? Read it together 2X Consider having a memory verse pamphlet for kids take home.
Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
Topical Questions
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Why is listening & obeying my parents the wise choice?
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Is learning your knots wise? Why?
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Why should you love wisdom? Why should wisdom be in your hearts and minds always?
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What is an example of wisdom you have bound in your heart?
Closing Prayer
Encourage them to always make the wise choice. To listen & obey their parents so it will go well with them. That God wants them to listen to their wise parents who God has put them teachers over you.
