PAID IN FULL!
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?
Our Lord is Good, the young man wasn't Patient enough.
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