The Gift

Pardon if this has been posted before. But I still find it heartwarming to read and read again.

THE GIFT

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 beautifully 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
realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had
not seen him since hat 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 through his father's
important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it year! s
ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had
carefully underlined a verse: Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil know how to
give good gifts to my our children, how much more shall your Heavenly
father which 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 desired. On the tag was
the date of his graduation, and the words... PAID IN FULL.