23/08/2026
LIVING STREAMS DEVOTIONAL
By Pst. Dr. Dara Atang
AUGUST 2026
SECURING THE NEXT GENERATION
(Psalm 78:6-7 KJV)
SUNDAY, 23RD AUGUST 2026
GOD WANTS CHILDREN SAVED
MATTHEW 18:14 KJV
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
It is not God’s will that any child should be unsaved and go to hell. It is not His plan that any of them be a victim of the devil. It is not His desire that any of our children become a tool in the kingdom of darkness. If they are not saved, the devil will get them and recruit them. If they are not saved, they will be bound by sin and destroyed in hell. They need to be led to the Lord. They need to understand why they need to be saved (born again) and how.
Using the acronym GOSPEL, you can teach your children and others what the gospel (the good news of salvation) is all about:
G - GOD LOVES YOU.
God so loves you and does not want you to perish, and so He gave His only Son to die to save you. Let them know that God loves them so much (Jhn. 3:16).
O - ONLY JESUS CAN SAVE YOU.
Let them know that Jesus is the only way to God. He is the door; the way, the truth and the life. It’s His blood alone that can wash away sins. Why? Because He took our place and died for us. He shed His blood for us. No soap can wash away sins. Only Jesus’ blood can. He paid our debt. So, no other person can save you. Only Jesus can (Acts 4:12).
S - SINNERS WILL BE SAVED IF THEY REPENT.
Everybody needs saving. Why? Because all have sinned? When? How? When Adam, the first man sinned, all his descendants sinned with him. We were all born in sin and the punishment for sin is death – eternal separation from God in the lake of fire. But the gift of God is eternal life if we repent (Rom. 3:23, 6:23). You need to repent to be saved (Acts 3:19).
P - PRAY AND CONFESS YOUR SINS TO JESUS.
Pray and confess Him, Jesus, as your Lord and Saviour. With your heart, you believe in His saving grace, and with your own mouth, you must confess Him (Rom. 10:9-10).
E - EXPECT GOD TO FORGIVE YOUR SIN.
If you confess your sins, God is faithful and just to forgive your sins and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. Believe that He forgives you completely! (1 Jhn 1:9).
L - LET JESUS INTO YOUR LIFE AND LIVE A HOLY LIFE.
Ask Jesus to come into your heart. Surrender your life to Him. As many as receive Him into their hearts, He gives them the power, the right, to become sons, children of God. The way to become a child of God, born again, is to believe and receive Him into your heart. Let your children pray the sinner’s prayer after you and receive Jesus into their hearts (Jhn 1:12).
Receive grace to lead your children to the Lord in Jesus’ name.
ACTION POINTS
-Memorize the scriptures above with your children.
-Memorize the acronym with them. Turn it into a game. Children love fun and games. Make learning it interesting and fun.
PRAYER POINTS
-Lord, I pray that our children would be saved. Save our children, Lord.
-I join the army of the Lord to be used to lead children to You in Jesus’ name.
NUGGET
It is not God’s will that any child should be unsaved and go to hell.
For Further Reading and Meditation
MORNING
Job 19; Hebrews 2
EVENING
1 Corinthians 15
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