The end of the matter is better than the beginning, and patience is better than pride Ecc7:8, NIV

I shared about my insurance claim. It sounded so simple and I thought after the paper work was completed, things would move smoothly. It didn't unfortunately. The procedure took a while to be processed. First the insurance adjustor came and assessed the damages. It went to the insurance company and afer several calls, they approved the case but the workshop wasn't happy with the amount and the process had to be repeated.

My car is finally at the workshop. I pray that the completed work would be satisfactory.

Here is a picture of the dented mudguard. The cost of the damage outweighed any NCB (no claim bonus). That was the reason why I claimed insurance.

For the word of God is living and active. (Heb 4:12a, NIV)

At one of our gatherings, I took a long look round the table. We were from the same mission school and Scripture was one of the subjects that many of us sat for both for the Lower Secondary Examination as well as for the Senior Cambridge. During one of our discussions, the subject of Christianity cropped up. A handful of them commented drily that they had even obtained distinctions for the subject. “So what? It did nothing to convert us. That was ten years ago.

Ten years later, we met again for a similar gathering. Most of the married ones were already in the empty nest phase. Some marriages had broken up. Others were already retired.

And what do you know? Some of the more antagonistic ones had become believers! God does work in mysterious ways. We had learned Scripture for exam sake. It held no power because faith was absent. But once faith enters, the word of God becomes living and active, sharper than a doubled edged sword, able to discern between truth and lies.

Dear Lord Jesus
You have said the harvest is ready but the laborers are few.
May you raise up believers to respond to your call
to preach the Good News
for as the Apostle Paul says:
how can they believe unless they hear
and how can they hear unless it is preached to them?’ (paraphrased)
In Jesus’ most precious Name
Amen