The Lord God Is Like The Sun

"For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless." Psalm 84:11

       The Bible tells us that God is like the sun. “The Lord God is a sun.” If you take the Hymnal, and look among the hymns you love you will find the thought repeated, again and again, “Sun of my soul, thou Savior dear,” “As the sun doth daily rise,” “Sun of our life, thy quickening ray,” “Great sun of righteousness, arise.” The sun is so full of light, so bright, so warm, so beautiful, it is little wonder the sun reminds us of God.
       How far away the sun is! Once I saw an automobile travel 100 miles an hour. It was out at Indianapolis on the great speedway. No! I was not at the races. I was at the General Assembly. Now, if you can imagine that automobile, not going around in a circle but traveling straight on and on, going day and night, every day, Saturday afternoons and Sundays, going on and on, 100 miles an hour for more than 100 years, it would arrive at last at the sun.
       How great is the sun! It would take more than a hundred worlds as big as ours to make one sun. And how great is God. He made the sun and all the stars. There is nothing in the world so great as God. “To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal to him? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.’’
       How bright the sun is! It scatters the night and chases away the darkness. How bright and beautiful God is! In him is light. The sun sends out great flames of light reaching 500,000 miles high, and the light of the sun warms this cold world of ours. They tell us there are “spots” in the sun, great dark spots, thousands of miles across, but there is no shadow of darkness about God.

“Our midnight is Thy smile withdrawn;
Our noontide is Thy gracious dawn;
Our rainbow arch, Thy mercy’s sign;
All, save the clouds of sin, are Thine.”

       How near the sun is! We think it is far away, millions of miles away, and yet the sun is here, at our side, shining, among the flowers, in our homes, in the faces of little children, in the eyes of those we love. The sun is so near you can almost hold it in your hand and look at it. We know the sun. We know what it is. We know what is in it. We know there is iron and copper and zinc and soda and magnesia in the sun. How do we know that? Because the sun comes right down and kisses the flowers and the faces of little children, and wise men take a sunbeam and make it tell them it's wonderful secrets. How near God is and how good He is. He comes to us in Jesus, the light of the world, and Jesus tells us all we know about God.

“Great Sun of Righteousness, arise;
Bless the dark world with heavenly light:
Thy gospel makes the simple wise,
Thy laws are pure, Thy judgments right.”

There shall coma a star out of Abraham.
Jacob's many sons descended
from Abraham.

       The Bible tells us that Abraham' s descendants would number like the stars in Genesis "Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram (or Abraham) was seventy-five years old when he left Haran." Genesis 12 : 1-4

"Son Shine" Crafts and Activities:

• Be a Good Example
• The Bible is My Light, spinner craft
• God is my light fall Bible craft
• Jesus said "I Am..." the light of the world lighthouse craft for object lesson.
• Light of the World Paper Candle Craft
• "Let it Shine!'' light themed Sunday school crafts 
• Let Your Light Shine Oil Lamps
• Clay oil lamp craft

"The Policeman" coloring primer page

Description of Coloring Page:  Psalms 91:10, policeman, large letters for easy coloring, primary school coloring page, simple scriptures for 3-4 year olds

 

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"Be still and know the I Am God." flowers and jays coloring page

Description of Coloring Page:  scripture reference, "Be still, and know that I Am God." Psalm 46:10, flowers and jays, hearts contemporary adult coloring page by kathy grimm

 

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Three harvest coloring pages

"The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us." Psalm 67:6

Description of The Coloring Page: turn of the Century harvesting, bringing in the hay, threshing the grain, looking across a field of corn, old harvest tools, straw hats, bonnets, horses pulling a cart, pitch forks 

"Indeed, the LORD will give what is good, And our land will yield its produce." Psalm 85:12

"And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a fruitful harvest." Psalm 107:37

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I Am The Good Shepherd

 

Description of The Coloring Page: redrawn by kathy grimm, sheep, shepherd's staff, child with Jesus, halo, field, gate, pasture, trusting in Jesus, based upon scripture from Psalm 23 - "The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quite waters..."

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"The Lord is good to all...

Description of The Coloring Page:"The Lord is good to all, compassionate to every creature." Psalm 145:9, two swimming birds, patterns, clouds, leaves, water, coloring page by kathy grimm

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Color this pony with a Psalm to remember...

Description of The Coloring Page: pony, horse, grazing in the field, flower motifs, scripture "For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine." Psalm 50:10-11 (ESV), coloring page by kathy grimm

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"He Sendeth The Springs..." primer coloring page

Description of The Coloring Page: scripture, "He Sendeth The Springs Into The Valleys" Psalms 104:10, old-fashioned well with bucket, natural spring, 

The characteristics of primer coloring pages designed to teach children from ages 1-7:

• Large, typeface/font, often all Capitals or all Lower Case letters are used separately in primer coloring pages.
• Letters used may also be colored, this helps the child to remember each letter's shape.
• Pictures are very simply drawn.
• Primarily objects and people are used to illustrate ideas, although patterns are included in fewer examples.
• Generous spacing between the drawn elements is included so that children who have trouble coloring will still be able to color between these elements.
• Generous spacing also provides young children the opportunity to practice coloring more because it takes them longer to fill in the space.
• Very simple and short memory verses are frequently used in Bible primer pages.

The Sunday School Lesson included with the primer coloring page:

GOD THE LOVING FATHER AND HIS CHILDREN

Topic I. PROVIDING FOR HIS CHILDREN'S NEEDS (Continued)

Lesson
6. WATER TO DRINK

• Read aloud from the Bible, Genesis 21: 14-19. Fill in the blanks along with the children.

And Abraham rose up ______ in the _________, and took _______, and a bottle of _______, and gave it unto ________, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. And the ________ was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and ________. And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. And God opened her eyes, and she saw a____________; and she went, and filled the bottle with ___________, and gave the lad ___________.

Memory Verses:

"We plow the fields and scatter

The good seed on the land;

but it is fed and watered

By God's almighty hand."

"He sends the snow in winter,

The warmth to swell the grain;

The breezes and the sunshine,

And soft, refreshing rain."

Note To Parents. The story the above primer color page is based upon a scripture from both Psalms and a story from Genesis (21: 8-20). Read the story aloud with your children and fill in the blanks above.

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"The Earth Is Full..." primer coloring page

Description of The Coloring Page: scripture, "The Earth Is Full of Thy Riches" is from Psalms 104:24, coal burning stove, coal bucket, coal, flames, 

The characteristics of primer coloring pages designed to teach children from ages 1-7:

• Large, typeface/font, often all Capitals or all Lower Case letters are used separately in primer coloring pages.
• Letters used may also be colored, this helps the child to remember each letter's shape.
• Pictures are very simply drawn.
• Primarily objects and people are used to illustrate ideas, although patterns are included in fewer examples.
• Generous spacing between the drawn elements is included so that children who have trouble coloring will still be able to color between these elements.
• Generous spacing also provides young children the opportunity to practice coloring more because it takes them longer to fill in the space.
• Very simple and short memory verses are frequently used in Bible primer pages.

The Sunday School Lesson included with the primer coloring page:

GOD THE LOVING FATHER AND HIS CHILDREN

Topic I. PROVIDING FOR HIS CHILDREN'S NEEDS (Continued)

Lesson 3. DOWN IN A COAL MINE

Psalms 104:24 first part

QUESTIONS:

1. Who provided coal for our use?
2. Where are some of God's great storehouses?
3. For what do we use coal?
4. Can you think of other things for which coal is used?

Memory Prayer: We thank Thee, Father in heaven, for all Thy wonderful gifts for our daily use. May we never forget that they have come from Thee.

Note to Parents. The lesson today tells how God has provided the coal that is found underneath the ground, and how the miners have prepared it for use in our homes. Talk about how people use all kinds of resources to help keep others warm and how important it is to use resources responsibly from the Earth in order to maintain our planet for the next generation.

• Coal Mining Film that describes the industry
• How to modernize the wood stove and help save the planet
• Children can learn to layer their clothes to keep warmer  and here is a film made for children

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"The Lord Is Thy Keeper" primer coloring page

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Description of The Coloring Page: scripture, "The Lord Is Thy Keeper" is from Psalms 121:5, mother and child, chair

The characteristics of primer coloring pages designed to teach children from ages 1-7:

• Large, typeface/font, often all Capitals or all Lower Case letters are used separately in primer coloring pages.
• Letters used may also be colored, this helps the child to remember each letter's shape.
• Pictures are very simply drawn.
• Primarily objects and people are used to illustrate ideas, although patterns are included in fewer examples.
• Generous spacing between the drawn elements is included so that children who have trouble coloring will still be able to color between these elements.
• Generous spacing also provides young children the opportunity to practice coloring more because it takes them longer to fill in the space.
• Very simple and short memory verses are frequently used in Bible primer pages.

The Sunday School Lesson included with the primer coloring page:

GOD THE LOVING FATHER AND HIS CHILDREN

Topic I. PROVIDING FOR HIS CHILDREN'S NEEDS

Lesson 1. THE HOME

Psalms 121:5 first part 

QUESTIONS:

1. Name/Write the names of four places that you love.
2. What place do you love best of all?
3. Name four things that are done for you at home.
4. Name four things that you can do to make a happy home.
5. Who gave us our homes?

Note to Parents. Help the older children to write answers to the above questions. Suggest things that the children can do to help in the home during the week.

• What Makes a Happy Family?
• What Makes Kids Happy?
• 10 Ways to Build a Healthy and Happy Family

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A Grand Pipe Organ Coloring Page

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious,
 lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9

Description of Coloring Page: organ, organ music, text "Praises, and scriptures from Zechariah 9:9 and Psalm 47:6 "Sing praises to God, Sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises", Angels bearing instruments, trumpet and harp, columns

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Psalm 150:6 Coloring Page

Color this challenging tangle of vines and flora.

Description of Coloring Page: a very fancy boarder including text from the Book of Psalm "Let everything that breathes praise the LORD. Hallelujah!" , foliage, leaves, petals flowers and vines

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Psalms 91:11

Psalms 91:11 - "For he shall give his angels charge over thee,
 to keep thee in all thy ways."

Description of The Coloring Page: militant angel, arc angel, wings, armor, sword, Arc Angel Michael, sun, sunlight, scripture from the Book of Psalms

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Geometric Stained Glass Coloring Pages

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly." Colossians 3:16

Description of The Coloring Page:geometric designs in stained glass, three simple scriptures for children to memorize too!, church window, cross and diamond shapes

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"Trust in the Lord with all your heart." Proverbs 3:5

"When I am afraid, I will trust in You." Psalm 56:3

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• Color a Madonna by Filippo Lippi
• Color The Madonna With a Fish 
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Bless The Lord!

Description of Coloring Page:giant dragonfly, water lilies, pond, text "Bless The Lord" taken from "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits," Psalm 103:2, original coloring page by Kathy Grimm enjoy!

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 "Bless The Lord, Oh My Soul" sung by Kim Walker Smith

The Holy Trinity Battle the Behemoth and Leviathan

Description of Coloring Page: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit go to battle for men, shield, swords, nasty looking fish and dragon, Greek Orthodox coloring page

Behemoth (/bɨˈhiːməθ/ or /ˈbiː.əməθ/, also /ˈbeɪ.əmɔːθ/; Hebrew: בהמות‎, behemoth (modern: behemot)) is a beast mentioned in Job 40:15–24. Suggested identities range from a mythological creature to an elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros or buffalo. Some creationists believe it to be a description of a sauropod, due to its tail being described as like a cedar tree. Metaphorically, the name has come to be used for any extremely large or powerful entity.

Leviathan (/lɨˈvaɪ.əθən/; Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, Modern Livyatan, Tiberian Liwyāṯān ; "twisted, coiled") is a sea monster referenced in the Tanakh, or the Old Testament. The word has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature. In literature (e.g., Herman Melville's Moby-Dick) it refers to great whales, and in Modern Hebrew, it simply means "whale". It is described extensively in Book of Job 41 and mentioned in Job 3:8, Amos 9:3, Psalm 74:13-23, Psalm 104:26 and Isaiah 27:1.

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Psalms 143:8 Wild Rose

Description of Coloring Pages: wild roses and ivy, Scripture Decorated: Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning. Psalms 143:8

Above is the "digital tracing," of the image. Students may look at the original sample below in order to practice shading techniques on top of the printed digital tracing. After a student learns shading techniques with a number 2 pencil, he or she may choose to try working with colored pencils or even watercolors in order to enhance the digital tracing above.

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More Illustrations of Psalms:

• The ongoing collection posted at Christian Clip Art Review