God Takes Care of Me (First Steps Devotions) by Paul J. Loth

 

Paul J. Loth
Illustrated by
Daniel J. Hochstatter
    Copyright © 1992, 2012 by
Educational Publishing Concepts
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Table of Contents
    An Open
Letter to Parents
    God Gave
Adam a Beautiful Home
    God Gave
Adam a Wife
    God
Protected Cain Even Though He Disobeyed
    God Kept
Noah Safe
    God Saved
Lot from His Enemies
    God Gave
Abram a Large Family
    God Gave
Isaac a Wife
    God
Blessed Jacob
    God Kept
Jacob Safe from His Brother
    God
Saved Joseph from His Brothers
    God Took
Care of Joseph in Egypt
    God Made
Joseph the Leader in Egypt
    God
Watched Over Moses as a Baby
    God Gave
Moses a Nice Home
    God
Protected Moses from His Enemies
    God Freed
the Israelites from Egypt
    God Saved
the Israelites from the Red Sea
    God Led the
Israelites Through the Wilderness
    God Gave
the Israelites Food
    God
Showed Moses the Promised Land
    God Hid the
Two Spies from Danger
    God
Protected Rahab
    God Did the
Impossible for the Israelites
    God
Stopped the Clock for the Israelites
    God Gave
Gideon a Sign
    God Gave
the Israelites Victory
    God Gave
Ruth a Family
    God Gave
Hannah What She Wanted
    God Gave
Samuel a Good Teacher
    God
Chose David
    God
Saved David from the Giant
    God
Saved David from King Saul
    God
Helped Solomon to Be a Good King
    God Sent
the Ravens to Feed Elijah
    God
Saved the Widow’s Children
    God Kept
the Israelites Safe While They Built the Walls
    God
Kept Jeremiah Safe
    God
Protected Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
    God Shut
the Mouths of the Lions
    God Sent a
Big Fish to Save Jonah
    God
Gave Elizabeth a Son
    God Made
Mary Special
    God Gave
the Shepherds the Message First
    Jesus
Forgave and Healed the Paralyzed Man
    Jesus Brought Jarius’s Daughter Back to
Life
    Jesus
Healed the Man with a Crippled Hand
    Jesus
Healed the Army Officer’s Servant from a Distance
    Jesus
Stopped the Funeral of the Widow’s Son
    Jesus Encouraged John’s Disciples
    Jesus
Healed the Man Who Could Not Speak or See
    Jesus
Saved the Disciples
    Jesus
Responded to the Touch of the Sick Woman
    Jesus
Helped Two Blind Men to See
    Jesus
Fed 5,000 Men
    Jesus Let
the Disciples Help Him
    Jesus
Saved Peter
    Jesus
Healed the Gentile Woman’s Daughter
    Jesus
Shared with Peter, James, and John
    Jesus
Raised Lazarus from the Dead
    Jesus
Healed Ten Men with Leprosy
    Jesus
Found Zacchaeus
    Jesus Praised Mary’s Actions
    Jesus
Cried Over Jerusalem
    Jesus
Served the Disciples
    Jesus
Prayed for the Disciples
    Jesus
Saved the World
    Jesus
Rose Again
    Jesus
Forgave Peter
    Jesus
Promised to Return for the Believers
    God
Released Peter and the Apostles
    God
Helped Christians Spread the Gospel Despite Enemies
    Jesus
Converted Saul
    Jesus
Encouraged Paul
    God Saved
Paul
    God
Helped Paul in Rome
An Open Letter to Parents
    It is no secret that the lessons learned in the first five
years of life are among the most significant lessons your children will ever learn.
    As a parent, I have thought about that often. I want my
children to love God, to understand His Word, and to follow Him. I think every
Christian parent feels the same way. That is why Christian parents want to
encourage their children to begin private devotions at a young age.
    God Takes Care of Me helps your children understand God’s love. God took care of many people
throughout the pages of Scripture. As these individual stories are told,
children are encouraged to think about how God takes care of them, too. Each
devotional time is divided into four sections:
The Thinking Step
    Discussion questions help your
children relate to the experiences of biblical characters. By thinking about
related experiences in their own lives, your children will have a good
opportunity to understand how they felt.
The Listening Step
    God’s Word is truth. As children
hear God’s Word, they are led into the truth and can grow in the knowledge of
God. During this