Larry Morganti of Florence, South Carolina, is a Vietnam
War Veteran. He served in the 311th Squadron of the Air Force as a crew
chief on a C-123 cargo plane from October 1967 to October 1968. While
serving in that capacity, Morganti lost his “dog tag” – a metal piece of
identification for military personnel – during a rocket attack.
Thankfully, even though he lost his military ID, Morganti survived the
war.
Over two
years ago, Morganti’s dog tag came into the possession of a Swedish
construction worker, Kristoffer Hansen. A friend from Vietnam had
discovered the dog tag with his metal detector and sent it to Hansen to
add to his collection of military memorabilia. Recognizing that there
was a good chance that its owner was still alive, Hansen began looking
for Morganti. He found him two years later through Facebook.
Last month,
Morganti received his dog tag in the mail along with a letter from
Hansen thanking him for his service.
“It was real
surprising. In fact, for a second, I didn’t believe it,” Morganti told
WPDE. “It’s such a far-fetched idea to find tags 56 years old and then
another two years to bring them to me.” *
YOU may be
surprised to learn that God is looking for you to give you a new
identity.
You and every
other person in the world have been created in the image of God (Genesis
1:26-27). Each of us has marred that image due to our sin (Romans
3:23), and sin has separated us from our Creator (Isaiah 59:1-2).
But God loves
us so much that He wants us to be reconciled to Him so that each of us
can be a part of His family and have a new identity: child of God.
To be
reconciled to God, our debt of sin had to be paid. God gave His Son
Jesus to pay the price for our redemption. Jesus died on the cross for
our sins so that we can be forgiven and be reconciled to God (2
Corinthians 5:17-21).
“In Him we
have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to
the riches of His grace” (Ephesians 1:7).
God will save, add to His family, and give eternal
life to those who place their faith
and trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from
their sins in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31),
confess Jesus
before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are
baptized (immersed) into Christ for the
forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). He will continue to cleanse from sin
those who continue to walk in the light of His Word (1 John 1:7-9).
The Apostle
Paul wrote to Christians in Galatia: “So in Christ Jesus you are all
children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into
Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ” (Galatians 3:26-27 NIV).
In Christ, we
have a new identity that brings with it eternal blessings. We are
children of God.
“See what
great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called
children of God!” (1 John 3:1 NIV).
YOU can be a
child of God if you will accept His offer on His terms.
-- David A.
Sargent
* Information gleaned from “Vietnam veteran
reunites with lost dog tag after 56 years: 'I didn't believe it'” by
Andrea Vacchiano of Fox News,
www.foxnews.com.
David A. Sargent,
Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
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