"'If you can'? Said Jesus. 'Everything is possible for him who believes.'" -
Mark 9:23
On December 14, 2005, fire broke out in Tracinda Foxe's kitchen in New York
City. The thirty-year old mother began to panic as flames raced through her
third story apartment. She soon realized that she was cut off and she could not
escape.
Smoke filled her apartment within minutes. Her three week old son Eric soon was
overcome by the smoke and stopped breathing.
"God, please save my son,"' Foxe screamed. She explained afterwards: "I prayed
that someone would catch him and save his life."
Tracinda ran to the window, but the smoke prevented her from seeing below. In a
desperate act, she screamed "Save my son! Save my son!" And then she released
her grip on her precious son. Eric plunged thirty feet.
Instinctively, Felix Vasquez, a housing authority supervisor who happens to play
on the baseball team at a nearby Bronx housing project, reached out and caught
little Eric. Vasquez, who learned mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as a teenaged
lifeguard, began mouth-to-mouth and was able to revive little Eric.
Moments after Felix's life-saving catch, two firefighters broke into the burning
apartment and rescued Tracinda.
Everything is possible for those who believe and trust in Christ. Today in
prayer, thank the Lord for His loving care and place your faith in Him.
"Faith is extending the empty hand to God to receive His gift of grace." - John
Piper
God's Word: "Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not
doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say
to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done." -
Matthew 21:21
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2005, Devotional E-Mail DEVOTIONS IN MARK
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