Repairer of Broken Walls

I have a listing that has a crack in the foundation wall. The buyer, during his inspection, had a large structural engineering firm look at it. This company gave a free estimate, yet quoted $15,000 to repair it.

My Seller, had a structural engineer who charged an inspection fee to look at it. The structural engineer stated, “The movement that formed the crack was from initial settling many years ago and the basement wall doesn’t need repair. Additionally, that large company that said it needs to be repaired, has many litigations and is not reputable.”

I left yesterday, glad that my Seller paid for a neutral and professional opinion.

This morning, I read Isaiah 58 and a few verses caught my attention.

Isaiah is writing about going beyond what you think is right.  He talks about fasting and the type of fast that pleases God (verses 6-8):

“Let the oppressed go free…

sharing you food with the hungry…

helping the homeless…

fulfilling your duty to your kinsmen.”

Verses 8-12 specifically spoke to me.

“Then your light will burst forth like the morning…

so that you will be like a watered garden, like a spring whose water never fails.

You will rebuild the ancient ruins,

raise foundations from ages past, 

and be called the ‘Repairer of broken walls, Restorer of streets to live in.’” (The Complete Jewish Bible).

I think of the two contrasting opinions we received:

The first one that said the foundation wall was in need repair, and the second one who neutrally and honestly “fulfilled his duty to his kinsmen,”  and was the true repairer of walls.

I want to be  someone of integrity, not falsely patching together, but one who evaluates and restores the broken.

I want to be a repairer of walls. 

How about you?