_I wanted a car not a Bible!_
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many
months
he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers 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, told him how
proud he
was to
have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed him
a
beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box
and
found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with his name embossed in
gold.
Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your
money
you give me a Bible?" He stormed out of the house, leaving the
Bible
behind.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business.
He
had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father
was
very
old. He thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him
since
that
graduation day. But before he could make arrangements, he received
a
telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of
his
possessions to
him. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sadness and regret filled
his
heart. He began to search through his father's important documents and
saw
the Bible, new, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he
opened the
Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined
a
verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts
to
your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which 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 dealers 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?
My name is God. You hardly have time for me. I love you and always
bless
you. I am always with you.
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