Rich and poor
Children's Activity
Object:
Teachers or Parents: A great story that supplements today's
children's sermon is about a rich man out on his horse, viewing
his estate. He came upon a very poor man who was a tenant in a
corner of the rich man's estate. The poor man had nothing but his
faith in God.
"I'm glad to see you, sir," the poor man said to his wealthy landlord. "I had a very disturbing dream last night. In my dream a voice said, 'The richest man in the valley will die tonight.' "
"I don't much believe in dreams," the rich man replied as he rode off on his horse. But as he rode along, he found himself disturbed by the religious man's dream. When he got home, he called his doctor to come over immediately and examine him. The doctor pronounced the rich man to be very healthy. "Don't worry," the doctor said, "you won't die tonight."
The rich man forgot the incident until the next morning when a messenger interrupted his breakfast. "Did you hear about that poor tenant of yours who lives in the corner of your estate?" the messenger asked. "He died last night."
The richest man in the valley had died. True riches come with faith, not financial status.
"I'm glad to see you, sir," the poor man said to his wealthy landlord. "I had a very disturbing dream last night. In my dream a voice said, 'The richest man in the valley will die tonight.' "
"I don't much believe in dreams," the rich man replied as he rode off on his horse. But as he rode along, he found himself disturbed by the religious man's dream. When he got home, he called his doctor to come over immediately and examine him. The doctor pronounced the rich man to be very healthy. "Don't worry," the doctor said, "you won't die tonight."
The rich man forgot the incident until the next morning when a messenger interrupted his breakfast. "Did you hear about that poor tenant of yours who lives in the corner of your estate?" the messenger asked. "He died last night."
The richest man in the valley had died. True riches come with faith, not financial status.
