An aging King realized that if he died he had no
one to take over the throne. He decided to adopt a son.
He launched a competition and 10 boys made it to
the top. The King said to them, "I have one last test and whoever wins
will become my adopted son and heir to my throne".
He gave each boy a seed of corn and told them to
take the seed home, plant and nurture it for 3 weeks. The 10 boys took their
seeds and ran home to plant their seeds.
In one home, the boy and his parents were sad when
the seed failed to sprout. The boy had done everything but he failed.
His friends advised him to buy a seed and plant it
but his God fearing parents who had always taught him honesty refused.
The day came and the 10 boys went to the palace.
All the 9 boys were successful.
The King went to each boy asking – “Is that what
came out of the seed I gave you?" And each boy said "Yes, your
majesty". The King would nod and move down the line until the last boy in
the line who was shaking with fear.
The King asked him - "What did you do with the
seed I gave you?" The boy said "I planted it and cared for it your
majesty but it failed to sprout." The King went to the throne with the boy
and said, "I gave these boys boiled seeds and a boiled seed cannot sprout.
If a King must have one quality, it must be honesty and only this boy passed
the test.”
We live in a society where people will do anything
for success.
God sometimes does not give us things because He
wants to teach us a lesson.
How many people out there have achieved success the
wrong way? How many people send their children to expensive schools and build
houses, buy expensive cars with stolen money?
How many people are occupying top positions yet
they stole the certificates? How many people are successful out there at all
costs?
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE CROWNED IN HEAVEN FOR BEING
FAITHFUL UNTIL THE END?
Please be faithful to God no matter what life
throws at you, even if life gives you boiled seed.
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