Grace for Miracles

Several years ago, a man named James King woke up on a Wednesday morning with a word and a mission. That word? “God is going to help me find that little girl today.”

The girl was Nadia Bloom, an autistic child who had gone missing without a trace four days earlier near an alligator infested swamp. Police and rescue workers had given up hope of finding the child alive, saying they needed a miracle.

They got one that Wednesday afternoon. James King dialed 911 and said, “I’ve found the missing girl, Nadia.” The chief of police said, “If I never believed in miracles before, I do now.”

The details of the “Miracle in the Swamp” were broadcast worldwide, including King saying, “God led me to her. He told me to recite Proverbs three and call out her name.”

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. – Proverb 3:5-6

“That’s what I did, and I found her,” he told the national media. Nadia’s dad added, “Let’s give the glory to God.”

I know another King who searches for and finds lost people. This King is also a miracle worker willing to go where nobody else will to rescue the hurting and save the lost. This king is actually the King of Kings, and I know Him personally.

In whatever swamp you find yourself sinking in this week, call out to the King who can save and redeem. He wants to pull you out of the mire and clean off the grime, setting you on the correct path.