Day: October 22, 2018

One day, a young graduate received 3 gifts for his graduation. The 1st gift came from his favorite uncle. It was a big nicely wrapped box. He opened it up & there was a ticket to meet his favorite business author with an autographed copy of his new book. WOW! The 2nd gift came from his father. It was smaller than the 1st gift but was decorated better than the 1st gift. He opened the gift & saw a set of keys to a brand new car & $1,000 cash. He boy fainted! When he came to himself, everybody reminded him that he had 1 more gift. The last gift was in an old wrinkled up brown paper bag. There were no ribbons or decorations on the old bag. Just a few written words on the bag that read, “LOVE GRANDPA!” When he opened it up, there was an old beat up Bible with a mirror taped to it! Grandpa told his grandson, “Enjoy the gifts your uncle & your daddy gave you, but NEVER forget the gifts that I gave you!” That Bible had carried me during the toughest times in my life & got me where I am today. This is the SAME Bible that MY FATHER (your great grandfather) gave me & I saved it to give it to my 1st grandchild.. YOU! Don’t take the words in this book lightly or think it’s not important! That same Bible I gave you, helped me to raise your uncle & daddy so they could give you what they gave you.” The grandson hugged his grandpa tightly, then asked, “What’s the mirror for?” Grandpa told him, “When you read God’s Word, read it out loud to the person you see in the mirror (YOURSELF). If no one ever gives you an encouraging word, AT LEAST God gave it to you from His own words!”
May this story encourage you! Put God 1st in your plans & He will take care of your plans! Written by Brother Prater
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Brother Prater