I am coming off two weeks of camp. First Christian Reformed Church every summer runs two weeks of camp for kids ages 10-15. On the Thursday night of camp we play a game called "Mission Impossible." The object of the game is for the campers to make it to a specific point without being identify by the counselors. Each time a camper is successful, he or she earns one point. The camper with the most points wins. If a counselor correctly identifies a camper, the camper must return to the starting point and try again. To make things more difficult for the counselors, the campers disguise themselves. They use sleeping bags, table cloths, boxes, each other's hats, sweat shirts, and shoes, and anything else they can find.
The campers' commitment to scoring points impressed me. I was also impressed by the counselor's knowledge of each camper. The counselors could call out a camper based on how they walked. And when all else failed, the counselors rattled off every camper's name as fast a possible. I thought I knew the campers well but this game proved me wrong.
While playing Mission Impossible is fun, it got me thinking about how deeply God knows each of us. Psalms 139 reminds us that God knows when we get up and go to bed. God knows each of our thoughts even before we know them. There is no thought that we can hide from God. Nor is there any place we can hide from God. God is always present. While it can be scary to think that someone knows me so well, it is also comforting. It is comforting to know that I am not my own, but belong— body and soul, in life and in death— to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.
He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. (Heidelberg Catechism Q&A #1)
Grace and Peace,
BD
The campers' commitment to scoring points impressed me. I was also impressed by the counselor's knowledge of each camper. The counselors could call out a camper based on how they walked. And when all else failed, the counselors rattled off every camper's name as fast a possible. I thought I knew the campers well but this game proved me wrong.
While playing Mission Impossible is fun, it got me thinking about how deeply God knows each of us. Psalms 139 reminds us that God knows when we get up and go to bed. God knows each of our thoughts even before we know them. There is no thought that we can hide from God. Nor is there any place we can hide from God. God is always present. While it can be scary to think that someone knows me so well, it is also comforting. It is comforting to know that I am not my own, but belong— body and soul, in life and in death— to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.
He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. (Heidelberg Catechism Q&A #1)
Grace and Peace,
BD
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