The King of the Ages

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Todd D. Nystrom

1 Timothy 1:17 – To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Gray’s Arch towers like a king’s castle over the valley below. Red River Gorge, Slade, Kentucky.

Gray’s Arch in the Red River Gorge has stood for many thousands of years, and may stand a thousand more. In comparison to our span of existence in this world, this wonder of stone is enduring. Many generations have lived and died in the time that this arch has stood, and if the Lord wills, many more will come and go before it one day crumbles to the ground.

While we can marvel at the beauty and timelessness of such a magnificent formation, let us always remember whose magnificent creation this is; let us always remember in whose image we are created. “To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”

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The Way

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Todd D. Nystrom

John 14:5-6 – ⁵ Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” ⁶ Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Fallen leaves pave the way along a pathway shrouded in autumn colors. Tunnel Ridge Road, Red River Gorge, Slade, Kentucky.

When you are hiking it is important to have a good map so you can find your way and avoid getting lost. Having a destination and well planned route, and knowing that you are on the right path is a great comfort when you are out in the wilderness.

In the wilderness that is life it is also important to have a good map. God has provided us with that map, the Bible, which tells us not only our destination, but the route to get there, as well. As Christians we take comfort knowing that our destination is eternal life with our Father in heaven. And, in today’s passage Jesus tells us that he is the only route, “the way,” to get to that destination.

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The Hills Before You Shall Break Forth Into Singing

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Todd D. Nystrom

Isaiah 55:10-12 – For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, ¹¹ so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. ¹² “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Autumn colors along Auxier Ridge looking out to Courthouse Rock. Red River Gorge, Slade, Kentucky.

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He Makes the Mist Rise

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Todd D. Nystrom

Jeremiah 10:12-13 – It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
¹³When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

Autumn mist rising over the valley, view from Double Arch out to Courthouse Rock, Red River Gorge, Slade, Kentucky