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 he wanted that
Sports Car as a Gift.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs
that his father had purchased the car to gift him.. 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 and visit him. He had not
seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he
received a telegram informing him that 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 from whom his Dad had bought the sports
car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the
words...PAID IN FULL.
Dear Friends.......How many times do we
miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected.......??????
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