For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:

Do you believe that verse? I mean really believe without a doubting thought?

I had to think about this verse in a whole new light following a story I read a couple days ago.

Aaron Rose, a 15 year old missionary worker from Texas, was working with in Honduras when the incident happened. He decided to go and watch the sun go down from his kayak and got into difficulty. He was declared missing at sea and lost his paddle causing his boat to drift 18 miles into open sea. Rose reports that he had never felt so scared in his life after being stung by a jelly fish and witnessing waves as high as 18 feet.

Rose said he started singing "Amazing Grace."

"I've always loved that song, and I needed something to calm me down. Almost immediately, I felt a real sense of peace. I started singing other songs and hymns, and I prayed a lot, throughout the entire time," he said.

He said that if that was the end of his life, "I wanted to go out with an attitude of worship, no matter my situation."

He said he felt peace as he knew that the situation was out of his control. He had no paddle, mirror, flare or even drinking water.

"I just knew the only thing I could do was to trust God to do what was best. I was thinking of where Paul says 'for me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.' I know, and I knew then, that my relationship with Christ is strong enough to keep me safe through death. At the same time, I knew I wasn't ready to be done. I told God that I wasn't yet the man I wanted to be before I stood before him, and I wanted another chance to become that man." he commented.

After being spotted by a fifth plane that passed by him he said he broke down and cried for the first time. He learned that seven others had not been so lucky.  His father summed the ordeal up when he wrote

"Thank you for all your prayers and support. Today we witnessed a miracle. Heaven and Earth cooperated for an amazing outcome. We are eternally grateful!! Our son was lost but now he's found. He was feared dead but confirmed alive! Praise the Lord."

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Our song today is ‘Amazing grace’ Click on the picture to listen.