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 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 realized his father was very
old, and thought perhaps he should go to him.  He had
not seen him since that 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 years 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 your 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.

(((How many times do we miss God's blessings because they
are not packaged as we expected? )))