Turning Dimes into Millions

Martha Berry founded a school for needy children in the early 1900's. On one occasion she asked Henry Ford for a million dollars to assist her school. Instead of donating the huge sum, he gave her a dime. She graciously accepted the dime and bought some peanuts for her schoolboys to plant.

The next season they harvested the peanuts and used the entire crop to plant a larger field. Eventually they harvested enough peanuts to buy a piano for their music students. Martha wrote a letter to Mr. Ford telling him how they had used his dime to grow enough peanuts to buy a piano. Ford was so impressed by her faithfulness with the dime that he gave her school a million dollars! (Robert Hastings, Proclaim, January-March 1993)

You also can turn your dimes into millions. Matt. 25:23 says, "Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things." If you are a Christian and are faithful with your responsibilities for a few years here on earth, you'll be rewarded with something much greater in heaven forever. So start planting your peanuts--being faithful with each of your daily responsibilities. Live for the Lord, and one day you'll be surprised at the harvest you reap.
Keep looking up!
Kent
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