Footstool of Great Price
(This is from my book God is Like 2020 you can find all 30 christian observationals around 2020 in that book.)
Not every story in 2020 was negative.
A man who lived in Michigan purchased a footstool from a thrift store for $70.
Upon using the footstool, his daughter-in-law realized the cushion didn’t feel right. She investigated by unzipping the cushion. I can imagine she was scared that something disgusting was inside—possibly a rat's nest, maybe someone’s old gun, or a kids toy.
Inside they found $43,000 that the previous owner had placed inside. The footstool was a makeshift safe.
Can you imagine digging through the thrift store bins, searching through dusty shelves, and you happen to find a footstool you want to purchase, and inside is a years’ worth of wages?
Imagine if you had worked at the thrift store and had considered buying that footstool but hadn’t because it was out of your price range. How many other people had passed on purchasing the footstool previously? No one bought the footstool because people didn’t value it. They didn’t know what it was truly worth.
Jesus tells a similar story in Matthew.
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.Matthew 13:44-46 (NIV)
Finding God and accepting Jesus is undervalued in our culture. Being a Christian is looked down on, even despised, but the value of Christ is priceless. The cost of anything that you may have to give up to follow Christ is nothing compared to what you stand to gain, eternal life.
The man who purchased the footstool tracked down the previous owner and discovered that the man had passed. He contacted the family and gave all the money to the man’s granddaughter. Some stories in 2020 do have happy endings.
Just like the man who purchased a footstool and discovered a treasure, so too do we have the opportunity to give up a small amount and receive an eternal prize.
(This is from my book God is Like 2020 you can find all 30 christian observationals around 2020 in that book.)
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This was heartwarming.