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How Much Do You Own In That Direction?

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Good News For Youth (GNFY) published under the oversight of the Alkire Rd Church of Christ elders and posted by permission of the editor.

 

The story is told of a preacher that was entertained on one occasion at the home of a wealthy oil man in Texas.  After dinner, the oil baron took his guest up to the roof of his house and showed him huge fields of oil derricks as far as the eye could see.  

 

Are you focussed on owning material things in this world?

 

"Preacher, that’s all mine.  I came to this country, twenty-five years ago penniless and now I own everything as far as you can see in that direction."  

 

Then he turned in the opposite direction where they faced fields of grain; waving his arm from right to left he said, "It’s all mine as far as you can see.

 

Are you focussed on owning material things in this world?

 

He then turned to the east and pointed to huge herds of cattle and said again, "It’s all mine as far as you can see.

 

Are you focussed on owning material things in this world?

 

One final time he turned to the west and pointed to a great virgin forest and said, "It’s all mine and today I own everything as far as you can see.

 

Are you focussed on owning material things in this world?

 

He paused for the expected praise but to his surprise, it didn’t come. The preacher laid a hand lovingly on his shoulder, pointed upward and said, "How much do you own in THAT direction?

 

Do you own a mansion in heaven?

 

The man dropped his head in shame and said, "I never thought about that."

 


 

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

Mark 8:36

 

What is Your Priority?  Which Way are You Looking?

 

-- Adapted --

 


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