Promised Glory - Colorado mountains shrouded in late afternoon clouds (click on image to enlarge)

Hurry dominates the moment. Fatigue sets in as we conclude our self-indulgent play and head for shelter and home. Images of pristine white slopes sliding under our feet flash through fond memories of the day. Tomorrow’s [...]]]>

Promised Glory - Colorado mountains shrouded in late afternoon clouds (click on image to enlarge)

Hurry dominates the moment. Fatigue sets in as we conclude our self-indulgent play and head for shelter and home. Images of pristine white slopes sliding under our feet flash through fond memories of the day. Tomorrow’s work edges into thoughts. Transition from vacation to vocation begins, our mind preoccupied with self. Traveling just beneath the blessing of those snow-producing clouds, the highway darkens as evening approaches, but not quite yet.

Ahead a hint of golden-pink contrasts with the charcoal-blue skies and attention shifts ever so slightly upward. Pink turns to gray once again … must have been illusion. Eyes return to pavement as a turn to the north approaches. The curve slides behind us as self-absorption returns: home, work, memories of the day. Focus becomes tighter on our road ahead. Things we must do, things we want to do, stresses of our self-focused life crowd the mind, vying for priority. We fail to see the promise blooming on the eastern horizon.

In the periphery an evening dawn approaches, a break in the clouds revealing a God-priority promise. We are suddenly stunned by the contrast, shaken out of our self-focused mindset by a flash of brilliance. That same pristine mountain snow we used for entertainment now displays itself, boldly reflecting the light and promise of salvation. The creator-made mountaintops show themselves through the fog to those who will turn from their own indulgences and receive it as God reveals His grace and glory.