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. His father 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 beautiful 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
very successful in business. 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 day.
Before he could make arrangements, he
received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and 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 his father's important papers and saw the still
new Bible, 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 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?
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