I was once within milliseconds of drowning in white water. (That is another story). But as I was about to suck in water, something pulled me to the surface and I got a second chance. My only explanation as I spoke to god for help in that instant, he or an angel pulled me up by the back of my life vest. My vest could not keep me afloat over the strength of the currents. My wife witnessed the whole event standing on the bank of the river. God spared me for something else. This picture is the best depiction of how God saved me that day. Have you had a similar experience or feel God has given you another chance? God gives us a another chance everyday. Just by asking his forgiveness and accepting the grace of his son Jesus Christ, we can be saved from our shortcomings. Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. We either believe in a God or we don’t...
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Happy New Year. May I challenge you to grow closer to God in 2016? The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught. Isaiah 29:13 NIV 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 (NIV) 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 (NIV) Have a blessed day! Chaplain Mark