God Made Daytime and Nighttime
Genesis 1:3-5, 14-19; Psalms 63:6-8; 121:3b-4
When God made the world, it was very dark. There was no light. Close your eyes and imagine a world with no light, only dark. What did you see? That’s how the world looked on the beginning. When God first made the world, that was all there was—except God.
But God had an idea. God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light!
God called the light daytime. God knew that we would need the darkness, too. He called the darkness “nighttime.” As soon as God did that, there was daytime and nighttime. That was the first day.
God made two special big lights. He put the lights in the huge sky to light the earth.
The biggest light was for the daytime. We call this bright light the sun. We see the sun in the daytime. It is time for people to eat and work and play. The sun gives light to the plants and trees to help them grow. The sun also gives us heat and keeps us warm.
God made the smaller light for the nighttime. We call this light the moon. We see the moon in the nighttime. God also made more lights in the nighttime sky. We call these lights stars.
At nighttime children sleep. But God never sleeps. God is always watching over us.
God looked at the sun He had placed in the sky. God looked at the moon and stars. God saw that they were good. The sun would mark daytime. The moon would mark the nighttime. Together they would help mark the days and the weeks and the months and the years.
God showed us how great and mighty He is when He made daytime and nighttime.
Bible Paraphrase: God saw all that he had made, and was very good. (God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. Genesis 1:31 NIV)
Text Truth: God made daytime and nighttime.
Sing this song to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”. For additional verses, substitute the words in parentheses.
I’m glad that God made day (night).
I’m glad that God made day (night).
That’s the time I run and play (…my eyes shut tight)
I’m glad that God made day (night).
I’m glad God made the sun (moon, stars).
I’m glad God made the sun (moon, stars).
God loves us very, very much.
I’m glad God made the sun (moon, stars).
You’ll Need: yellow paint, white paint, small dishes, cookie cutters of sun and moon and stars, dark pieces of paper, white pieces of paper, crayons or washable markers
When God made the world, it was very dark. There was no light. Close your eyes and imagine a world with no light, only dark. What did you see? That’s how the world looked on the beginning. When God first made the world, that was all there was—except God.
But God had an idea. God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light!
God called the light daytime. God knew that we would need the darkness, too. He called the darkness “nighttime.” As soon as God did that, there was daytime and nighttime. That was the first day.
God made two special big lights. He put the lights in the huge sky to light the earth.
The biggest light was for the daytime. We call this bright light the sun. We see the sun in the daytime. It is time for people to eat and work and play. The sun gives light to the plants and trees to help them grow. The sun also gives us heat and keeps us warm.
God made the smaller light for the nighttime. We call this light the moon. We see the moon in the nighttime. God also made more lights in the nighttime sky. We call these lights stars.
At nighttime children sleep. But God never sleeps. God is always watching over us.
God looked at the sun He had placed in the sky. God looked at the moon and stars. God saw that they were good. The sun would mark daytime. The moon would mark the nighttime. Together they would help mark the days and the weeks and the months and the years.
God showed us how great and mighty He is when He made daytime and nighttime.
Text Truth: God made daytime and nighttime.
Activities You Can Do at Home
Song: God Made Day and Night
Sing this song to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”. For additional verses, substitute the words in parentheses.
I’m glad that God made day (night).
I’m glad that God made day (night).
That’s the time I run and play (…my eyes shut tight)
I’m glad that God made day (night).
I’m glad God made the sun (moon, stars).
I’m glad God made the sun (moon, stars).
God loves us very, very much.
I’m glad God made the sun (moon, stars).
Daytime Things
- Each day, with your child, look for sunshine, shadows, and clouds.
- Take a walk around your neighborhood and point out the things people do in the day.
Make Suns, Moons and Stars
You’ll Need: yellow paint, white paint, small dishes, cookie cutters of sun and moon and stars, dark pieces of paper, white pieces of paper, crayons or washable markers
- Pour the yellow paint into a dish.
- Pour the white paint into a dish.
- Let your child use the cookie cutters to make yellow suns on a white piece of paper.
- Let your child use the cookie cutters to make white moons and stars on a dark piece of paper.
- Talk about how God made the sun, moon, and stars.
- In each sun, moon, or star, write one special thing about the day or night.
- Remind your child that “God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.” (Genesis 1:31)
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