If you were asked to draw a picture of God, what would it be? Some of you may draw God as kind and compassionate, and that is accurate – God is a kind, compassionate and loving heavenly Father. Others may draw God creating the world and the heavens. That also is correct as we know from the first few chapters of Genesis that God created the heavens and earth, and all living things. Perhaps others may draw God as love, for often people think of God as a God of love. That is true for God so loved the world that He gave us His only begotten Son – our Lord Jesus Christ.

Read the text for today again. How do you think we could draw God to reect this verse? We usually do not think of “fearing God”. However, that is a very necessary aspect of our relationship with God. He is not just kind and compassionate; He is not just the almighty Creator; He is not just a God of love; He is a God we must all fear. And why do we need to fear Him? Because we must remember He has the power to punish man and He does punish unrepentant man with the worst penalty of all – hell.

That is the idea behind the verse – it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of God.

Dear child, do you have friends or family members who have

not believed in Jesus? 

Or is there someone in your JW class who just does not seem to be

interested in Bible lessons and refuses to accept Jesus as Lord?

Pray for them.