Once upon a time there lived a man whom many considered a success. He owned a castle in Scotland, an apartment in Monaco, and a ranch in Laikipia, Kenya. He worked in New York where he ran a stockbrokerage firm and owned a yatch christened 'Santa Fe'. His wife inherited a vineyard in Greece and a distillery in South Africa from her maternal uncle. He worked very hard for eighteen hours a day, seven days a week.
Then there was another man who many considered poor. He owned a mud hut and a cow. He had loyal wife and served a faithful God plus he inherited an acre of semi arid land in the middle of nowhere from his aunt. For six days a week, except on the pass-over and the feast of Tabernacles, he mended people's shoes and on the Sabbath he'd put on his dancing shoes and dance for the lord. Life wasn't easy but he kept his head up.
On God's appointed time the rich man collapsed and died of exhaustion. On hearing the news his wife suffered a stroke. The Chinese discovered a rich deposit of Indium, a very valuable mineral used in the manufacture of solar panels and L.C.D screens in the poor man's acre of land. At first they (Chinese) offered him ksh.100, 000 for his land. He refused saying that he wanted dollars. They offered U.S $ 100,000. He refused saying that he would rather build another mud house on his land than sell it for that amount. They made an offer of U.S $ 1,000,000; he was advised to seek legal counsel by someone from his church The Church of God Seventh Day. His lawyer asked for U.S $ 100,000,000.The Chinese refused but settled for half that. The lawyer took 10% after the deal was sealed.
The poor man gave to God 10% and half of what remained, he invested it in a fund at 8% interest. With the remainder of the money, he bought his wife a house and a Ferrari although she couldn't drive. He also bought the rich man's yatch and renamed it 'Sabbath' and set sail on a voyage that would see him visit each port city in the world to preach the gospel of Yashua the risen Messiah.
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