from harold's file . . .
Is The Package Important To You?
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 a 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 through 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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