TGP Family Devotions for 9/8-9/14

Unit 13, Session 2: Elijah Confronted Evil Ahab

1 Kings 18
Christ Connection: Elijah called on the power of God to prove to the worshipers 
of Baal that Yahweh is the one true God. By sending fire from heaven, God 
displayed His great power. God would use His power years later to raise Jesus 
from the dead, showing that Jesus is the Son of God.

Adult Connection Point:
Jeremiah 9:23-24: “This is what the Lord says: The wise man must not boast in 
his wisdom; the strong man must not boast in his strength; the wealthy man 
must not boast in his wealth. But the one who boasts should boast in this, that 
he understands and knows Me—that I am Yahweh, showing faithful love, 
justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things. This is the Lordʼs declaration.”

We are not to boast in our own strength but in that we know God, the One who 
raised Jesus up from the dead in power. The good news, announced and 
enacted by Jesus, was that the kingdom of God had arrived. A relationship with 
God was available again! Where Adam and Eveʼs sin led God to exile mankind 
from Eden, the gospel leads us back home. Jesusʼ death paid the penalty for 
our sin, and His resurrection paved the way to new life.

Family Devotion:
Materials: one heavy object, one light object.

Gather your family around the heavy object and—with guidance—invite each 
member of your family to try and lift it. If someone struggles to lift it, encourage 
him and give assistance as needed. Repeat using the light object, assuming no 
one will struggle to lift it. 

Read Jeremiah 9:23-24. Define the word boast as talking proudly about 
oneself.
 Ask, “What does the Bible say people should boast in?” People should 
boast in God and who He is. 
Ask, “Why was it hard to lift the heavy object but not 
the light object?”
Lifting heavy objects requires more power or strength.

Recall the story of Elijah calling down fire from heaven. Help your family see 
that what Elijah proposed was impossible for men to accomplish. Since Elijah 
knew that God is the only true God, Elijah trusted that God was going to deliver—and He did.