Two Quarters

A quarter too much

Several years ago, a new preacher moved to a new community,
Some weeks after
he arrived, he had occasion to ride the bus from his
home to the downtown
area. When he sat down, he discovered that the
driver had accidentally
given him a quarter too much change.

As he considered what to do, he thought to himself,
“You’d better give the
quarter back. It would be wrong to keep it.” Then he
thought, “Oh, forget
it, it’s only a quarter. Who would worry about this
little amount?

Anyway, the bus company gets too much fare; they
will never miss it. Accept
it as a ‘gift from God’ and keep quiet.”

When his stop came, he paused momentarily at the
door, then he handed the
quarter to the driver and said, “Here, you gave me
too much change.”

The driver with a smile replied, “Aren’t you the new
preacher in town? I
have been thinking lately about going to worship
somewhere. I just wanted
to see what you would do if I gave you too much
change. I’ll see you at
church on Sunday”

When the preacher stepped off of the bus, he
literally grabbed the nearest
light pole, held on, and said, “Oh God, I almost
sold your Son for a quarter.”

Our lives are the only Bible some people will ever
read. This is a really
almost scary example of how much people watch us as
Christians and will put
us to the test! Always be on guard and remember (as
I try to remember) that
you carry the name of Christ on your shoulders when
you call yourself “Christian.”