A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he
had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his
father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation
Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the
car.
Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his Father called him into his
private study and told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told
him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a
lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you
give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was a very successful businessman.
He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was
very old and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that
graduation. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him
his father had passed away and had willed all of his possessions to his son. He
needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his
heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the
still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. In tears, he opened the Bible
and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse:
Matthew 7:11 "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father, who is in heaven, give to
those who ask Him?"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had
a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had
desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words.... PAID IN
FULL.
How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not
packaged as we expected?
Let us be careful!
Stay blessed, and stay tuned,
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