Emphasis Preaching Journal

The story is told of a man who stole some money from a local variety store, got caught, arrested and put in jail. The next day the man was taken from his cell and brought before the judge, so that the judge could decide how long the man would need to stay in jail. The judge was surprised to discover that he knew the man who had stolen the money. In fact, the man was a personal friend whom the judge had lent money to in the past.