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 that 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 the big day, his father called him into his study and told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. His father then handed him a beautifully-wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with his name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money, you give me a Bible?" He then stormed out of the house, leaving the gift behind.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. Then, realising his father would now be very old, he thought perhaps he should go home for a visit. He had not seen him since that graduation day.
But before he could make any arrangements, he received a telegram telling him that the old man had passed away and willed all his possessions to him. The young man was needed to return home immediately to take care of things.
When he arrived home, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's papers and came across the still-new Bible - just as he had left it years ago. With tears brimming in his eyes, he opened it and flipped through the pages, As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with a dealer's name - the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired.
On the tag was the date of his graduation, and these words: "PAID IN FULL".
How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?
Sent to Starmag by Jesslyn Mok
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