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God Moved Christian Across Pond To Save Him From Drowning
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 25, 2025 (message contributor)
God Moved Christian across Pond to Save Him from Drowning
One of my favorite miracle stories is from Jan Ramsey. My wife Mary used to work at Lakeshore School with Jan. She was a member of First Baptist in Swartz. Jan gave this prayer testimony about her dad, James, and I think he was 81 at the time.
*One day Dad was on a 4-wheeler spraying grass around their catfish pond. Suddenly, the 4-wheeler flipped over and threw James into pond. That was a giant emergency because James couldn’t swim. He was over his head, and went down 4 or 5 times.
*James fought and thrashed around, but in his panic, he was only getting farther from the bank. That old man was completely worn out when he noticed a willow tree hanging low over the water. It was about 40 feet away, and James prayed this prayer, "Now God, -- either you’re going to have to take me home or let me get to that willow tree."
*James said he went down again but when he came up, he was under that willow tree! He grabbed it and started yelling for help. Their Labrador retriever jumped in first. Every time James’ head would go down, the dog pushed his chin up, and the dog stayed with him until James’ relatives pulled him to safety.
*God surely answered James' prayer in a miraculous way. And after that James said that God had something else for him to do in this world. Christians: As long as we are in this world, God has things for us to do too! And one of the most important things is pray. Pray like David, knowing that we can trust our Heavenly Father to always answer at the right time in the right way. Pray like David, always giving all the glory to God.
*And if you have never prayed to receive our crucified and risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, that is the most important prayer you need to pray! Call on Jesus to save you right now, as we go back to God in prayer.
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