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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 beautiful 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 orderly 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 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 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 Gods' blessings because
they are not packaged as we expected? If this touched
your heart, please pass it on, It really touched mine.
Forwarded
by Ms IZT Sibaya
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