One day while walking on the way to 888 Plaza, a pigeon dropped down from its urban home, the modern nest that they build. I was saying that it's so hard to find a nest in Singapore. And I saw one nest that come to build in my corridor garden, a natural nest build by the sunbird itself. How spectacular was that!
My father also brought home a pigeon one day. I was so amazed with it. That was the first time I saw a pigeon in my old house with my parents. My father loved nature too. He loved to watch animals documentaries too. He loved to fish. He was a good fisherman and he specially went hunting for frogs to cook for me to eat so that my legs would be strong when I was young. My parents were farmers too.
My father often talked about saving lives. He would say in Teochew, 'Qyou4 Nan1' (Teochew) which means saving lives, 救人。He was also a kind hearted soul who loves to help people. So he always mentioned that if wanted to save lives, people must not charge any money. This is because he encountered many 'medium' who charged my mother thousands of dollars...
Today my father is gone. By faith, we know that he is in better place now. I am sure he would be saving lives.
To think that I was a Catholic since birth, I am a Christian and yet I did not know that being Christian means that we will be saved by God! I must thank Jesus and God for coming to me to show me, to let me experience and to save my soul. This was assurance of salvation. If I had sinned and I was saved, so can you.
Jesus said, "Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life." John 5:24
You can depend upon this promise. It means what it says. Eternal life is what you receive when you receive Jesus Christ by faith as your personal Saviour. The God 'who cannot lie' (Titus 1:2) says, "He who hears My word and believes...has eternal life." We can base our assurance of salvation on the words of Jesus with total confidence.
One glorious day Jesus Christ will return as a Conqueror to take His children to be with Him. "And thus we shall always be with the Lord". (1 Thess 4:17). We do not know the day nor the hour when this great event will take place. "For the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will." (Matthew 24:44) Until that day we must live and work for the Lord.
