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John 1:1–14 (NIV): 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
In 1905 a scruffy young man holed up in his apartment in Bern, Switzerland, engaging in complex thought experiments regarding the nature of the universe. With frenzied focus, the physicist worked and reworked his calculations. Four mind-crunching months later, this man had rewritten much of what was known about how the world works.
The man was Albert Einstein. He was twenty-six. Yet despite possessing a great scientific mind, Einstein said, “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” (Kenneth Petersen, Our Daily Bread, 8th May 2026)
In our human existence, we realise that there is just so much out there that there is just no limit to what we can learn. In fact, the more we learn, the more we realise that there is still so much we don’t know as expressed by the world renowned physicist, Albert Einstein.
Recently I was given a new portfolio in my job at Telekom Malaysia’s legal headquarters. This is in addition to the work I’m still carrying, covering all legal matters of the subsidiary I was previously attached to. This new role manages and assists Business Units in TM’s strategic contracts post-execution as they face project implementation and other issues. As I dive deeper into the contracts/projects, I realise, for example, that my previous understanding of liquidated ascertained damages or LAD was just superficial. Now when we have to impose LAD for late delivery, there are practical aspects of the law that I didn’t really appreciate previously. For instance, when I was in legal practice, we took pains to draft LAD clauses to avoid them being construed as a penalty in contradiction to our Malaysian Contracts Act. But it is only now that I realise there are practical consequences in such drafting. I am thankful that even at this ripe old age approaching retirement, there are still aspects of the law that I am still learning.
If we are in the quest to study about Jesus and God, we will realise that we get to learn something new nearly every day. And all that without even embarking on a formal theological journey. There is so much to learn and absorb. Of course what’s most important is not just knowledge but how such knowledge is translated into making us a better person in God that the things we learn become part of our character. Head knowledge is useful but does not mature us spiritually if not applied into the challenges we face as a believer. In the end, how we face life struggles while maintaining our spiritual composure and faith is what really matters when we breathe our last. We need to reach the finish line of the race appointed us, victorious in Christ, upholding our faith!
Have a good weekend everyone! Recharge ourselves before we face another week in this journey of life! Life may sometimes feel endless but the reality is that death is our destiny as much as God has placed eternity in our hearts. Do what we can for Christ while we still can!
Ronnie's Thoughts 