An upstate NY man was rich in almost every way. His estate was worth
millions. He owned houses, land, antiques and cattle. But though on
the outside he had it all, he was very unhappy on the inside. His wife
was growing old, and the couple was childless. He had always wanted a
little boy to carry on the family legacy.
Miraculously, his wife became pregnant in her later years, and she gave
birth to a little boy. The boy was severely handicapped, but the man
loved him with his whole heart. When the boy was five, his mom died. The
dad drew closer to his special son. At age 13, the boy's birth defects
cost him his life and the father died soon after from a broken heart.
The estate was auctioned before hundreds of bidders. The first item
offered was a painting of the boy. No one bid. They waited like
vultures for the riches. Finally, the poor housemaid, who helped
raise the boy, offered $5 for the picture and easily took the bid. To
every-one's shock, the auctioneer ripped a hand written will from the
back of the picture. This is what it said:
"To the person who thinks enough of my son to buy this painting, to this
person I give my entire estate."
The auction was over. The greedy crowd walked away in shock and dismay.
How many of us have sought after what we thought were true riches
only to find out later that our Father was prepared to give us His
entire estate if we had only sought after His Son alone?
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