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Written by Admin
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Jan 15, 2009 at 12:56 PM |
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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 rose his voice to 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 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, a sudden feeling of 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 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 we can't see past our own desires? Write Comment (0 comments) |
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Written by Admin
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Dec 28, 2008 at 11:58 AM |
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"A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services
regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the preacher decided to visit
him.
It was a chilly evening. The preacher found the man at home
alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his preachers
visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a comfortable chair near the fireplace
and waited.
The preacher made himself at home but said nothing. In
the grave silence, he contemplated the dance of the flames around the burning
logs. After some minutes, the preacher took the fire tongs, carefully picked up
a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all alone then
he sat back in his chair, still silent.
The host watched all this in
quiet contemplation. As the one lone ember's flame flickered and diminished,
there was a momentary glow and then its fire was no more. Soon it was cold and
dead.
Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting. The
preacher glanced at his watch and realized it was time to leave. He slowly stood
up, picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the fire.
Immediately it began to glow,once more with the light and warmth of the burning
coals around it.
As the preacher reached the door to leave, his host
said with a tear running down his cheek, 'Thank you so much for your visit and
especially for the fiery sermon. I shall be back in church next
Sunday.'
We live in a world today, which tries to say too much with
too little. Consequently, few listen. Sometimes the best sermons are the ones
left unspoken."
-author unknown
Submitted by: Mickey Sauls Write Comment (0 comments) |
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