Assurance of Insurance

You never know what might hit you. Literally, that is. My story goes like this. Larry and I were minding our own business as we drove down the highway a couple of days ago when a sizable rock from the other side of the road flew over and hit the windshield of my Toyota. The sound of the stone colliding with the glass made a ka-thunk sound that was loud enough to jolt me into sitting bolt upright. Much to my dismay, it didn't just leave a little nick, but rather a spot about the size of a golf ball that spread into the shape of a spider web on the glass. Fortunately it was high enough not to obscure my vision, but needless to say, I was mildly perturbed at the inconvenience and the cost of replacing the windshield however thankful I should be that it was shatter-proof glass. But much to my surprise, the insurance deductible was much less than I had anticipated. I guess they consider that an act of God.

You never know what might hit you as you travel down the road of discipleship, either. There are plenty of rocks called sin out there that may just hit your spiritual windshield. You might get by with a nick, which is easy enough to fix with repentance if you attend to it right away before it spreads across the holy glass. Then again, you might hear the ka-thunk sound of the impact of that rock on your life, which is enough to make you sit bolt upright when it hits the divine windshield of judgment. But you can be sure that the shatter-proof glass of God's forgiveness and mercy will protect you when you do collide with sin. And don't worry about your insurance deductible; that has already been paid because of the ultimate act of God.