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Read: Isaiah 43:1-4
Max opened his car window and smelled pine trees. Mom and Dad sang their old camp song about a cowboy and his one-eyed horse. Max usually sang along. But today the lyrics caught in his throat.
Mom and Dad’s stories of camp made Max feel like he knew the place even though he’d never been there. He couldn’t wait to come to Bible camp. But now as camp came into view, he wasn’t so sure.
“It’s too bad the other boys from church couldn’t come with you,” Mom said.
Dad parked the car and patted Max on the shoulder. “You’re going to love it here!” Max felt funny inside as he watched Mom and Dad drive away.
Max met his counselor, who showed him around his cabin. “Okay, Mike, here’s your bunk.”
He doesn’t even know my name, Max thought. Nobody here does. I don’t belong here.
The counselor shouted, “Campers! Time to meet out by the lake. Bring your Bibles. Move out!”
In the noisy crowd, everyone seemed to be with friends. No one spoke to Max.
At the beach, the camp director blew a whistle and shouted, “Bibles up! First one who turns to Isaiah 43:1, whistle the cowboy song!” A moment later Max and most of the other boys started whistling. The director pointed to Max. “Read the last part of verse one.”
Max read, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.”
The director nodded at Max and said, “Even though I don’t know this camper’s name, God does. And God knows each of your names. He knows all about you because He made you. He sent His Son, Jesus, to save you. This is the theme verse for camp this week, so we’re going to memorize it and talk about it every day. It shows that God loves you and wants you to belong to Him.”
Max prayed silently, “God, I know I belong to You—thank you for saving me and always being with me. Please help me feel like I belong here too.”
On the way back to the cabin, a boy walked up to Max. “You must be new here,” he said. “I’m Oliver.”
Max smiled and said, “My name is Max.”
–Laura Roesler
How about you?
Do you ever feel like an outsider and that people around you don’t really know you? No one knows you better than God. He made you and wants to have a relationship with you because He loves you. Whenever you feel like you don’t belong, remember that God wants you to belong to Him. (To learn more, go to https://keysforkids.org/goodnews.) Trust Him to be with you when you feel alone and afraid.
Today's Key Verse:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine. (CSB)
Isaiah 43:1
Today's Key Thought:
God knows you and wants you
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Read: Isaiah 43:1-4
Max opened his car window and smelled pine trees. Mom and Dad sang their old camp song about a cowboy and his one-eyed horse. Max usually sang along. But today the lyrics caught in his throat.
Mom and Dad’s stories of camp made Max feel like he knew the place even though he’d never been there. He couldn’t wait to come to Bible camp. But now as camp came into view, he wasn’t so sure.
“It’s too bad the other boys from church couldn’t come with you,” Mom said.
Dad parked the car and patted Max on the shoulder. “You’re going to love it here!” Max felt funny inside as he watched Mom and Dad drive away.
Max met his counselor, who showed him around his cabin. “Okay, Mike, here’s your bunk.”
He doesn’t even know my name, Max thought. Nobody here does. I don’t belong here.
The counselor shouted, “Campers! Time to meet out by the lake. Bring your Bibles. Move out!”
In the noisy crowd, everyone seemed to be with friends. No one spoke to Max.
At the beach, the camp director blew a whistle and shouted, “Bibles up! First one who turns to Isaiah 43:1, whistle the cowboy song!” A moment later Max and most of the other boys started whistling. The director pointed to Max. “Read the last part of verse one.”
Max read, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.”
The director nodded at Max and said, “Even though I don’t know this camper’s name, God does. And God knows each of your names. He knows all about you because He made you. He sent His Son, Jesus, to save you. This is the theme verse for camp this week, so we’re going to memorize it and talk about it every day. It shows that God loves you and wants you to belong to Him.”
Max prayed silently, “God, I know I belong to You—thank you for saving me and always being with me. Please help me feel like I belong here too.”
On the way back to the cabin, a boy walked up to Max. “You must be new here,” he said. “I’m Oliver.”
Max smiled and said, “My name is Max.”
–Laura Roesler
How about you?
Do you ever feel like an outsider and that people around you don’t really know you? No one knows you better than God. He made you and wants to have a relationship with you because He loves you. Whenever you feel like you don’t belong, remember that God wants you to belong to Him. (To learn more, go to https://keysforkids.org/goodnews.) Trust Him to be with you when you feel alone and afraid.
Today's Key Verse:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine. (CSB)
Isaiah 43:1
Today's Key Thought:
God knows you and wants you
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