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 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,
and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a
lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Angry, he shouted at his father and said "with all your money,
you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man had become very successful in business.
He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father now
was getting old, and thought perhaps he should go see 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 through his father's important papers and saw
the still gift-wrapped 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 wanted. 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 we can't see past our
own desires?
[ Unknown source -- from Matt G. ]
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