The Lord's Calf
IllustrationStory★★★★A MAN had two prize-winning calves. These calves would win thousands of dollars. The man came to his wife and said, “Honey, this is something. The Lord done blessed us with two prize-winning calves.
I’m going to honor the Lord. One calf is ours. The other calf is the Lord’s. Whatever the Lord’s calf brings in, we will give it to Him.
Whatever our calf brings in, we are going to keep it for ourselves.” The man came home a week later, depressed and downhearted. His wife said, “Honey, what’s wrong?” He said, “Honey, the Lord’s calf just died.”
Have you ever noticed it’s always the Lord’s calf that dies? Have you noticed that when things get tight, it’s always the Lord’s money that gets left out?
The point
A farmer's dedicated calf ironically dies, illustrating how people quietly shortchange God when times get tight.