Proverbs 3:27-28 (NIV)
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in
your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Come back
tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
when you
already have it with you.
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a
10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put
a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?"
"Fifty cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand
out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. "How much is a dish
of plain ice cream?" he inquired. Some people were now waiting for a table
and the waitress was a bit impatient. "Thirty-five cents," she said brusquely.
The little boy again counted the coins. "I'll have the plain ice
cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the
table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and
departed. When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then
swallowed hard at what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,
were two nickels and five pennies - her tip.
What a great lesson to each of us. Live within our
means. How easy would it have been for
our young little friend to get a sundae? But instead he thought about what he
had and got the ice cream so he could leave a thank you for his waitress.
Dear Lord, we pray that we would make it our goal today
to not spend more than we have or above our means. Help us to use what You give
us wisely. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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