Monday, September 13, 2010

Who will take the son?


A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had
 everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would
 often sit together and admire the great works of art.









When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very 
courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The
 father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.




About a month later, just before Christmas,
there was a knock at the door. A young man stood at the door with a 
large package in his hands.
He said, 'Sir, you don't know me, but I am the soldier for whom your 
son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying 
me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died 
instantly. He often talked about you, and your love for art.' The 
young man held out this package. 'I know this isn't much. I'm not
 really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to 
have this.'











The father
opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young
 man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the 
personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the
 eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man
 and offered to pay him for the picture.. 'Oh, no sir, I could never 
repay what your son did for me. It's a gift.

The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came
 to his home he took them to see the portrait of his son before he 
showed them any of the other great works he had collected.





The man died a few months later....

There was to be a great auction
 of his paintings. Many influential people gathered, excited over
seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one 
for their collection.

 On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded
 his gavel. 'We will start the bidding with this picture of the son.
 Who will bid for this picture? '

There was silence.



Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, 'We want to see the 
famous paintings. Skip this one. But the auctioneer persisted. 'Will somebody bid for this painting? 
Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?'

Another voice angrily.. 'We didn't come to see this painting. We came 
to see the Van Gogh's, the Rembrandts.. Get on with the

 real bids!

But still the auctioneer continued. 'The son! The son! Who'll take the son?' 
Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the 
longtime gardener of the man and his son. 'I'll give $10 for the 
painting...' Being a poor man, it was all he could afford.
'We have $10, who will bid $20?'





'Give it to him for $10. Let's see the masters.

The crowd was becoming angry. They didn't want the picture of the son.

They wanted the more worthy investments for their collections.
The auctioneer pounded the gavel. 'Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!'









A man sitting on the second row shouted, 'Now let's get on with the collection! 'The auctioneer laid down his gavel. 'I'm sorry, the auction is over.
'What about the paintings? '

'I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of 
a secret stipulation in the will. I was not allowed to reveal that 
stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the son would be 
auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire
 estate, including the paintings. The man who took the son gets everything!

God gave His son 2,000 years ago to die on the cross. Much like the
 auctioneer, His message today is: 'The son, the son, who'll take the
 son? '
Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything.

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