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 beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a
lovely, leather-bound Bible.
Angrily, he raised his
voice at his father and said, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” and
stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.
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. As he read those
words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind 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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