I was blessed to spend a great week enjoying God’s creation in Estes Park, Colorado. Such breathtaking beauty – our Creator displays His power and creativity there in a mighty way.
Rocky Mountain National Park’s Trail Ridge Road is closed during the winter months, but opened up on our last day there, the Friday of Memorial Day weekend.
Climbing 4000 feet, we saw the temperature drop 25 degrees, as we were treated to Rocky Mountain views that seemed more like a canvas painted by an artist than reality. Splendor! Awesome! Majestic! I really can’t find words to describe the magnificence. We drove above tree line, as each new view brought more delight.
We stayed on Trail Ridge Road all the way to Milner Pass, the Continental Divide. I’m pictured here standing at the point where water must make a choice: Pacific or Atlantic? This is the line of separation: water either flows west into the Colorado River, eventually reaching the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean….or it flows east to the Platte River and then on into the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, eventually reaching the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
It occurred to me as I stood there that Jesus makes it clear that we, too, must make a choice. Just as water cannot remain forever at Milner Pass, we, too, must choose. Jesus made this clear:
“He who is not with me is against me…”
Luke 11:23a
Am I for Him or against Him? Am I choosing my own way or His way?
I’ve learned that this is a daily, continual decision. Choosing Him yesterday does not count for today’s choices. I’ve also learned that no real satisfaction, joy, or contentment can be found apart from Him.
Jesus, I choose You for this day. Help me to flow with You, as you lead. I don’t know the details or what lies ahead, but I know You. And You are more than enough.
