Turning around
Imagine you are walking on a road, and you find out it is the wrong way. What do you do? You turn around and go the right way!
That is what the Bible calls repenting. It means: I turn away from my sin and I turn to God. Jesus said: “Repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15).
The lost son
Jesus told a story about a son who took his father’s money, went far away and wasted it all. Soon he was hungry and alone, feeding pigs.
Then he thought: “I will arise and go to my father” (Luke 15:18). He turned around and went home.
And what did his father do? “When he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him” (Luke 15:20). Then they had a big party!
God forgives
God is like that father. When we are sorry for our sin and turn to Him, He gladly forgives us. The Bible promises: “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out” (Acts 3:19). Blotted out means wiped away – gone!
Check yourself
Practise
Play "turn around": walk a few steps, then turn around when someone says "Repent!". Then pray: "Dear God, I want to turn away from sin and follow You."
Tips
- Read Luke 15:11-24 (the lost son) together from a children's Bible.
- Talk about one thing the child wants to stop doing with God's help.
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