Today, we look at a Day 2 text from this year’s summer curriculum, “From Generation to Generation.”
Prayer: Help us to feel your promises, God. Amen. Reading: Hebrews 6:10-20 (Click to read text) Stop and GROW: After reading the text, discuss/ponder the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Book of Faith questions, which are part of Camp Mount Luther's GROW Time with campers. QUESTION 1: What scares, confuses, challenges, or doesn’t make sense to me in this text? QUESTION 2: What delights me in this text or is my favorite part of the story? QUESTION 3: What stories or memories does this text stir in me? QUESTION 4: What is God up to in this text? Reflection: The author of Hebrews is citing a promise that God made to Abraham in verse 14 – ‘saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”’ And this was no small promise, in Genesis 22:17 it says: “I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore…” I thought about just the grains of sand in the volleyball pit at camp, not every grain of sand on every shoreline, and the number still is overwhelming to grasp. If we can rely on God to fulfill this promise, then we surely can rely on Him for our daily storms. The author of Hebrews uses this reference to speak to the certainty of God’s promise. When we know something or someone is certain and unwavering, we feel that we can put our trust in it/them. God’s promises to us are certain, so we can hold tight to Him when times are tough, and the seas are rough. He is our anchor, firm and secure. --Anne Harshbarger
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