The Honey Pot

We need to say "NO" to doing bad and naughty things>

Memory Verse:

1 John 1:9, "If we ask Jesus, He will forgive us when we do wrong."

Age Group:

Preschool to Grade 2.

Marmaduke was a little mouse that lived in an old house.  At night when everybody was asleep, the mice would creep out and run all over the kitchen looking for food.  One day his mother said, "There is danger in pots!"  But, Marmaduke was too busy to listen.  He was playing a game called "Don't look - just Jump!"  You had to climb onto something, close your eyes and leap off and hope you landed safely!  It was exciting to climbed on the toaster and jump off to land with a thump on the counter!

One day, Marmaduke landed on the table.  He had made the best jump he had ever made.  If fact he nearly fell off the other side of the table.  Just in time he flicked his tail and skidded to a halt.  But, what was that lovely smell? He twitched his whiskers and followed the smell to a pot.  "What did Mom say about pots?" he thought, "Oh, I can't remember and this one smells simply delicious!"  He stood up on his hind legs to get the sniff the heavenly smell.

"I'm too short to see in", he squeeked and with that he leapt into the air and landed with a plop right in the pot!  "Oh no!" he shouted, "I'm stuck!"  And he was.  Sticky honey clung to his legs and belly.  He tried lifting one leg and then another.  It was no use.  He was well and truly stuck.  He gave a loud squeak, but it was too late.

Marmaduke sank slowly into the pot and his last thought was, "I should have listened to my Mom!"  Boys and girls, God wants us to say "No" when we are want to do bad or naughty things.  God knows each one of us.  He made us and so He understands the times when we want to do wrong or bad things.  We need to asked Jesus each morning to keep us from doing wrong during the day.  And if we should do something wrong, we need to ask Jesus to forgive us.

God bless!

Extract from "More Stories for Children's Church"

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