Paint Smudges

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Nov 2, 2024 · 4m

READ: PSALM 103:8-12; EPHESIANS 1:4-5; 2:1-10; 1 JOHN 1:9 Picture this: You and a friend are standing side by side. You each have an easel in front of you, and you’re working carefully on your own paintings. Then you take a step back, proudly declaring, “I think this is the best painting I’ve done yet.” Your friend admires your work, motioning with their brush to one of their favorite spots. But their hand slips, and they accidentally smear paint on your canvas! In dismay they apologize and offer to help fix the smudge, but the more the two of you try to dab and wipe at the blemish, the worse…