Food Connects us to God!

Meal Challenge:

Food connects us to God and reminds us how much we depend on Him. When you sit down to eat your meal tonight, don’t use any utensils—no forks, spoons or knives! Be sure to get creative.

Fun Food Facts:

• Did you know that potatoes were the first food grown in outer space?
• About one-third of the world uses a fork and knife to eat. One-third of the world uses chopsticks every day and the rest use their hands to eat! Which would you prefer?

Opening Activity:

It’s experiment time! Walk to your refrigerator and look at the food inside. Choose two fruits and two vegetables. Which foods do you think will sink when put in water? Which do you think will float? Fill up your kitchen sink with water and see! Choose foods that will withstand a ‘bath’ so no food is wasted.

God gives us exactly what we need each day of our lives to stay healthy and afloat. This includes food!

Ask: Where does the food in our refrigerator come from?

Bread, apples, peanut butter, carrots, chicken and milk. These are just some of the yummy foods that fill us up and keep us healthy and strong each day. When we go to the grocery store together, we search for foods that keep our bodies strong and taste delicious! The food we eat can be found on the shelves at the store and is grown in different places all over the world.

Ask: How do we get the food into our refrigerator from the grocery store?

God provides us with food in many ways and looks after the things we need. We can trust Him. Jobs earn money that can pay for food, and food can come from our community when people share with others. Sometimes we can even grow our food with the sunlight and rain God can bring! When we eat our food, we know that it is always God’s gift to us.

On a rainy day, we can see birds outside our windows pulling worms from the ground! And when spring comes, we can see green sprouts shoot from the ground and turn into beautiful flowers. God looks after even the littlest of His creation, giving birds and flowers what they need to grow. And you are His child—His masterpiece! If even the birds and flowers get their food each day, how much more does God care about giving you what you need each day?

Sometimes it’s hard for families to have enough to eat, and we may not have everything we want, but God still loves us and asks us to trust Him. Our loving Father knows just what we need to live!

Discussion Questions:

1. What do you think Jesus means when He tells us to pray for our “daily bread”?
2. What foods do you think you need every day to stay healthy?
3. What do our Bible verses today tell us about God’s care for us?
4. If you could cook a meal with Jesus as your guest, what would you cook?

Prayer:

Jesus, thank You for creating our bodies to need food so that we might rely on You each day. It’s through Your goodness alone that we are given enough for each day. You are our provider, and You care for every detail of our lives. Help us to remember to have a heart of gratefulness for what You’ve given us and to give to others who may not have enough. Amen.