WELS Early Childhood Ministry Educator’s Devotions

This sign for trust creates a picture...

God gives us joy when we remember that he has saved us from our sins...

May the empty tomb and God's love to us drive away the distractions...

The empty tomb was proof that he could now triumph in Easter glory!

Our royal Savior, Jesus became common and walked among sinners...

Perhaps an independent attitude does not disappear as one becomes an adult...

And another added sadly, “We already did the wrong things.”

What do you do to resist temptation?

“But Mom!”, she said, “what if there is a WOLF coming around the bend?”

Sometimes my sweet tooth gets me into trouble...

“Why did they let you out?”

My students love the opposite game.

What are your strengths?

Oh, to have the confidence of a four-year-old!

Be prepared! This is the teacher's mantra.

In fact, nothing in this world will last forever. Except Jesus!

Do you think God is giving you a short cup?

There is a cure for an identity crisis!

God's people had to wait a long time for Jesus to be born.

“If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.”

But then after what felt like an eternity of silence, one name changed everything: Jesus.

Maybe you can't remember the last time you felt like singing and shouting for joy.

Don't run away from your sins this Advent, run to the Father...

Just as your students have graciously not been alone this year at school, you are most definitely not alone this Advent season or at anytime.

Sometimes in your teaching, you might feel like you're constantly saying, “Look here.”

Our salvation does not need to be repeated. Jesus, our Savior, suffered and died for our sins. He never has to do it again. It was enough the first time.

Jesus is an example of startling generosity—the ultimate example.

Have you ever found yourself saying the phrase, “It just doesn't get any better than this.”?

“Is this story real or make-believe?”

“If someone gave me the chance to rest quietly every afternoon, I'd be out like a light.”

What distracts us from our time with the Savior?

Jesus emphasizes that the simple, child-like faith...

We look around and the struggles of this life sometimes seem to multiply faster than our ability to get them off our plate.

Almost every child you've ever had loves to be line leader.

We can have confidence that God's power and his love can protect us from any of Satan's attacks.

God has the power to save and to destroy.

Think of a time when someone did something so kind, so unexpected, that you were overwhelmed.

For most, if not all of us, we don't love rules, regulations, laws....

We had run out of adjectives to describe what we were seeing...

He is “the bread of life” and that life he speaks of is so much more than our earthly cravings...

I'm afraid. We've all said or thought those words either as a child or an adult (or both).

Have you ever wondered why God continues to bless you?