A young preacher was invited at the last minute to preach a sermon at a church in his city. On impulse he used as his text one of the Ten Commandments “thou shalt not steal.” The next morning, he stepped on a bus and handed the driver a dollar bill. The driver handed him back his change and he moved to the rear of the bus. Glancing down to count the change before he pocketed it, the man noticed that the driver had given him a dime too much. His first thought was, The bus company will never miss a dime.
He quickly changed his mind, however, feeling conviction in his conscience that the dime didn’t belong to him and he needed to return it to the driver. He made it to the front and said, “You gave me too much change and handed the man the dime”.
To his surprise the driver said, “Yes, I gave you a dime too much. I did it purposely. I heard your sermon yesterday and I was watching you in my mirror as you counted your change.”
The young preacher passed the test set up for him by the driver . . and gave a witness to his faith in the process. May all of our deeds so match our words!
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