God Takes Care of Me (First Steps Devotions) Read Online Free PDF Page A

Help me remember that You are
always there to take care of me.
Ask and you will receive, search and you will find, knock and the door will
be opened for you.
Luke 11:9
God Gave Samuel a Good Teacher
1 Samuel 1:19-2:26

The Thinking Step
    Who is your teacher? In school? In Sunday school?
    How does your teacher help you?
The Listening Step
    Samuel was a gift from God. His mother, Hannah, had asked
God for a child. Samuel was the child God gave her. When Samuel was a few years
old, his mother took him to Eli, the priest.
    Hannah told Eli, “A few years ago I stood here beside you
and asked the LORD to give me a child. Here he is! The LORD gave me just what I
asked for. Now I am giving him to the LORD for as long as he lives.”
    Samuel’s mother left him with Eli. Samuel did what Eli told
him. Samuel served God. Eli taught Samuel the Bible. Eli taught Samuel about
God.
    Eli taught Samuel well. Samuel became a great prophet. God
gave Samuel a good teacher.
The Talking Step
    Why did God give you teachers?
    How can your teachers help you serve God?
    How can you learn more from your teachers?
The Praying Step
    Dear God, thank You for giving me such good teachers. Help
me to learn all I can from my teachers. I want to learn how to serve You.
Listen to instruction and do your best to learn.
Proverbs 23:12
God Chose David
1 Samuel 16:1-13

The Thinking Step
    Have you ever had a friend choose you?
    How did it make you feel? Why?
    When have you had to choose just one friend?
    How did you decide?
The Listening Step
    Israel needed a new king. “Go visit a man named Jesse,” God
told Samuel. “I’ve chosen one of his sons to be my king.”
    Jesse had many sons. Samuel did not know which son God had
chosen. Samuel thought God had chosen Jesse’s oldest son, Eliab. But he was
wrong. God told Samuel, “People judge others by what they look like, but I
judge people by what is in their hearts.”
    Samuel saw seven of Jesse’s sons. But God did not choose any
of them. “Do you have any more sons?” Samuel asked Jesse. “My youngest son,
David, is out taking care of the sheep,” said Jesse. “Send for him!” Samuel
said.
    God told Samuel that David was the one chosen to become
king. Samuel had to go through David’s seven brothers before he got to David.
But David was the one God had chosen. God has chosen you, too.
The Talking Step
    What does it mean that God chose you to be one of His
children?
    How does it make you feel? Why?
    How does knowing God has chosen you help you when you have
problems?
The Praying Step
    Dear God, thank You for choosing me. Help me always to
remember that You chose me to be one of Your children.
You are God’s chosen and special people.
1 Peter 2:9
God Saved David from the Giant
1 Samuel 17

The Thinking Step
    Have you ever faced a problem that you thought was too hard
to solve?
    What was it? What happened?
The Listening Step
    David had a giant problem named Goliath. He was over nine
feet tall!
    “I challenge Israel’s whole army!” Goliath yelled. “Choose
someone to fight me!” All the soldiers were scared of him.
    David was not scared. “He’s making fun of the army of the
living God!” David said. “I’ll go out and fight him myself!” He knew the Lord
would keep him safe.
    So David went out to fight Goliath. But first he stopped at
the brook to pick up five smooth stones.
    “You’ve come out to fight me with a sword,” David called to
Goliath, “but I’ve come out to fight you in the name of the LORD All-Powerful.”
    Then David pulled out a stone and put it in his slingshot.
He slung the stone at Goliath. It hit him right in the forehead. Goliath fell
down—dead! God took care of David and all the Israelites.
The Talking Step
    Can God do anything?
    Can He solve any problem?
    What should you do next time you have a very difficult
problem? Why?
The Praying Step
    Dear God, thank You for always taking care of me even when
things look difficult. Help me always to trust You, just like