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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, 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,
Matthew 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 dealers 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?
