After Camp Devo #2

Farther Than You Think
Walk to one side of your yard and face away from the middle. Read 1 John 1:9. Spend the next few minutes agreeing with God about the sin in your life. This verse promises us that if we will admit our wrongdoings to him, he will forgive us.

When you have finished with your time of confession, turn around and walk to the opposite side of your yard. Read Psalm 103:8-12.

Isn’t that great!? Often we picture God as mean and angry, ready to yell at us for the slightest mess up. But this passage tells us God is loving and patient, and while he can get angry, he doesn’t get angry easily. God’s love for us is so big and strong we cannot understand it. And verse 12 shows us that we are not only forgiven of our sins, but we are separated from them. The wrongs you just confessed on the other side of your yard, God has thrown them away from you, the Bible says, “as far as the east is from the west.” Imagine that as you spoke those words of confession, they continued on in a straight line away from you forever. They went from your mouth, across the sky, out of the earth’s atmosphere, and infinitely through space away from you. Spend some time thanking God for his incredible love and patience and for separating you from your sin.

Proud to walk with you: Jeff