A Father’s Gift
A young man will soon be graduating; soon he will achieve
his bachelor’s degree, the commencement of his hard work, years spent on his
education. A few months ago, he passed through a showroom, and there he falls
in love with a sports car - the latest release from Ford. For several months, he had always
imagined driving it, thinking that when he graduates his father would buy him
the car. He was sure, because he's an only child and his father is very dear
to him, so he really believes he'll definitely be getting that car for him. In fact he even told this dream to
his friends. The time arrived, that afternoon after graduation; he immediately
came to his father.
The father smiled, and with tears in his eyes he expressed how touched, how proud, and how much he loves his son. Then he took out a parcel instead of a key! With a broken heart, the young man received the gift, and was very disappointed while opening it. And behind the wrapping paper, he found a Bible that is covered by genuine leather; the leather was beautifully etched with the son’s name in gold ink.
The young man became angry, raised his voice and shouted, "Daaaad!!! ... Dad I thought you love me, with all that money of yours, you just bought me this Bible?"
Then he slammed the Bible and left his father. His father could not say anything, he was crushed, and he stood still and was watched by thousands of pairs of eyes present at that time.
Year after year passed, the young man became successful. Capitalizing on his brilliant brain, he managed to become rich. He has large and luxurious houses, and surrounded by a beautiful wife and smart kids.
Meanwhile, his father is getting old and was living alone. Ever since that graduation day, his son left him and never contacted him. He hopes one day to meet his son, to convince him how much he loves him. The young man sometimes misses his father and wanted to meet him, but considering what happened on the day of his graduation, he became bitter and very vengeful.
Until one day, a telegram arrived from the prosecutor's office informing the son that his father had passed away, bequeathing all his property to his only child. The district attorney asked the son to meet him in the father’s house and to turn over the assets. As he stepped into the house, his heart suddenly became very sad, remembering all the memories he had when he lived there. He felt very sorry for being bad towards his father. With the shadows of the past inside his mind, he opened his father’s safe. There he found the Bible, still wrapped in the same paper, untouched.
With tears welling in his eyes, he picked up the Bible, opened it and began flipping through the pages. In it, his father has scribbled a note.
Matthew 7:11.The father smiled, and with tears in his eyes he expressed how touched, how proud, and how much he loves his son. Then he took out a parcel instead of a key! With a broken heart, the young man received the gift, and was very disappointed while opening it. And behind the wrapping paper, he found a Bible that is covered by genuine leather; the leather was beautifully etched with the son’s name in gold ink.
The young man became angry, raised his voice and shouted, "Daaaad!!! ... Dad I thought you love me, with all that money of yours, you just bought me this Bible?"
Then he slammed the Bible and left his father. His father could not say anything, he was crushed, and he stood still and was watched by thousands of pairs of eyes present at that time.
Year after year passed, the young man became successful. Capitalizing on his brilliant brain, he managed to become rich. He has large and luxurious houses, and surrounded by a beautiful wife and smart kids.
Meanwhile, his father is getting old and was living alone. Ever since that graduation day, his son left him and never contacted him. He hopes one day to meet his son, to convince him how much he loves him. The young man sometimes misses his father and wanted to meet him, but considering what happened on the day of his graduation, he became bitter and very vengeful.
Until one day, a telegram arrived from the prosecutor's office informing the son that his father had passed away, bequeathing all his property to his only child. The district attorney asked the son to meet him in the father’s house and to turn over the assets. As he stepped into the house, his heart suddenly became very sad, remembering all the memories he had when he lived there. He felt very sorry for being bad towards his father. With the shadows of the past inside his mind, he opened his father’s safe. There he found the Bible, still wrapped in the same paper, untouched.
With tears welling in his eyes, he picked up the Bible, opened it and began flipping through the pages. In it, his father has scribbled a note.
" So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask Him."
He finished reading it then something fell from the back of the Bible. He picked it up, a car key! On the key chain was the car dealer's name printed! He turn on the Bible's last page, and found a vehicle registration with his name printed on it. And a car purchase receipt, the date just a day before his graduation.
He ran toward the garage, and there he found a car that was covered with dust for years, even though the car was very dirty because it was not touched for years, he still knows clearly that car, the sports car which he had longed for years ago. With a rush he removed the dust on the car windows and peered inside. The inside was new, still wrapped in plastic, car and above the dashboard is a photograph, a picture of his father, smiling proudly. Suddenly he became limp, managed to sit down beside the car with unstoppable tears flowing… A sense of remorse overcame him, remorse that can not be repaired
HOW MANY TIMES DO WE MISS GOD'S BLESSINGS BECAUSE
WE CAN'T SEE PAST THROUGH OUR OWN DESIRES?
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