Never Sell Your Conscience

Several years ago, a preacher from a distant town accepted a call from a church in Leeds. Some weeks after his arrival, he had an appointment that made him board a bus to another part of the town. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had mistakenly given him his balance in excess of 50 pence. As he considered what to do, he thought within himself, "You better give this money back, it would be wrong to keep it." Then another thought came, "Oh, forget it! Who would worry about this little amount? Afterall, the bus company makes so much money on fares, they will never miss it. Accept it as 'a gift from God' and keep it."
As he was getting down from the bus, he paused momentarily at the door, handed the 50p to the driver and said "take, the balance you gave me was over."
The driver, with a smile, said "are you not the new preacher in town?"
"Yes I am", he replied
"Well, I have been thinkina a lot lately about where to go to worship. I just wanted to see what you'll do if I give you your balance in excess. I'll worship with you at the church this Sunday."
When the preacher got off the bus, he grabbed a nearby electric pole, looked up and said, "OH GOD! I ALMOST SOLD YOUR SON FOR 50 PENCE!"


Never sell your conscience for little or nothing