There's an old story of a young man who about to graduate from college. Whether the story is just an illustration or the depiction of an actual event, it's still a great lesson to consider.
It seems that for many months the young man had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and his father could well afford to buy it. He told his father that the car was the only thing 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 wonderful family, but throughout all of those years, he had not once talked with his father since that graduation day.
He received a telegram telling him that his father had passed away and he needed to come home immediately. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled is heart. As he search through his father's papers for insurance, he 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 you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly father who 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 so 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? God has blessings hidden for us everywhere in all kinds of packages, in all shapes and sizes. Today, unwrap all the blessings that God has given to you!
-david langerfeld
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