GWE - Days 21 and beginning of 22

Monday, June 29, 2009 (Day 22)

Morning devotional comes from John 11. "Loose him, and let him go." John 11:44 (NKJV), JESUS said to those standing around at the tomb of Lazarus. They were astonished. Lazarus had been dead four days and would be stinking by now. JESUS challenged to do as HE said to “see the power of GOD”. We need to be “loosed” as well, loosed from our bondage to sin and impotence of fear. As Lazarus could not revive himself, neither can we loose ourselves from these fetters. We need a SAVIOR and FRIEND. That person is JESUS CHRIST. Whom the SON has set free is free indeed!

Packing up camp this morning and heading home! We plan to see Devil’s Tower, Mount Rushmore, and the Badlands on the way through. Keep us in your prayers.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 (Day 23)

John 12 is my source for morning devotional this morning. “Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.” John 12:35 (NKJV) May we not remain blinded in our pursuit of worldliness and self-centeredness, but rather may we truly see the Light. Kathy recounted to me a conversation she heard from a man a couple of weeks ago. The man was bragging to some of his friends that he “saw” the Grand Canyon in 45 minutes. This is absurd. No one can truly take in all that the Grand Canyon has to offer in a mere 45 minutes. This is a perfect example of seeing but not truly seeing. As we walk through life, it is easy to become distracted and not really see what HE has for us. I pray we will turn from this blindness and turn to the ONE who will heal our blindness – who will make us truly see. As I have absorbed all of the wonders of GOD in HIS creation these twenty-three days, I wonder how many people drive by these magnificent testimonies to the power and majesty of GOD and never give HIM a thought. I suspect the numbers are great. May GOD revive HIS church.

Yesterday was a driving day. We traveled through Yellowstone NP exiting the east entrance station and then traversed the Big Horn Basin and Big Horn Mountains to Gillette, WY to spend the night. We plan to see Devil’s Tower and Mt. Rushmore today on our continued travels toward home.

The Big Horn Mountains were awesome! I realize that is an overused word, but it adequately describes the sight. The snow capped peaks of Loaf Mountain filled our windshields on more than one occasion as we crested the pass at over 9600 feet and began our long descent. The sight literally moved Kathy to tears as we stopped at one overlook to soak in the GOD’s majesty reflected just a little in this impressive sight. The white-streaked peaks of Loaf Mountain rose high before us as the verdant green of Lodgepole Pines carpeted the valley before us. We literally drove through the clouds at one point!