The Twenty-Pound Fish
IllustrationStory★★★★A MAN came home from fishing and said, “I caught me a
twenty-pound fish.” His wife said, “Just a minute.” She went
into the pantry and brought out her scale. The man said, “Well,
you know, it might not be quite twenty pounds.” When there
was a standard to measure the information against, the
information changed.
The point
A man claims he caught a twenty-pound fish; when his wife brings a scale, he admits it might not be quite twenty. The presence of an objective standard changes the story. Metaphor for truth's external measure.
Scripture
Proverbs 26:24-26John 14:6
Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting · Humorous
To tell aloud
under a minute · 56 words