Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Young Pastor
There once was this young pastor that was asked if he would like to come lead a church in a small town. The young pastor was delighted to. He packed his things and went down to the bus stop to go this small town. The young pastor got on the bus and as he took his seat on the bus, he realized that the driver had given him a quarter change too much. The bus headed off to it's destination and as it did, the pastor looked down at the extra quarter in his hand and first thought, 'I need to give this back to the driver'. But the next thought that came to him was, 'well, it's only a quarter. It's not really that big of a deal. This kind of thing probably happens all the time'. The young pastor struggled with these thoughts the entire trip. When the bus arrived at it's destination, the young pastor gathered his things and started to walk towards the front of the bus. He stopped looked at the driver and said, "Here you go. You gave me twenty five cents too much." The driver held out his hand and took it, and then said something that caught the young pastor as odd.
"You're that new pastor fellow, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am," the young pastor replied.
"I gave you that extra quarter to see what kind of pastor you really were. You see I live here in this town, and I wanted to see if you were honest or just worried about your collection plate. I'll see you at church this Sunday Sir," the bus driver said as he shooked the young pastor's hand. As he walked off the bus and it drove away. The young pastor dropped his bags on the sidewalk and leaned against the lamp post. Tears began to well up in his eyes and he said a little prayer.
"Father, forgive me. For I almost sold your son for a quarter!"
*So the question is, how much would you compromise your walk with Jesus Christ? Don't be quick to answer this. Think about it. Is your relationship with Jesus the most valuable thing you have? Or is you walk with Him worth about a quarter? Maybe thirty pieces of silver?"
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