Our riches in Lord Jesus Christ

Once, Charles Spurgeon visited a poverty-stricken old lady who lived in his alms-house. As he was looking at her meagre possessions, he noticed a certain picture frame with a piece of paper in it. Noticing a signature on that piece of paper, he asked the old lady what it was. She told him that years ago she had nursed an old man. On his deathbed, he wrote his name on that piece of paper and gave it to her in appreciation of her labors of love. So she had it framed and hung it in remembrance of him. Taking the piece of paper from the frame, Spurgeon examined it closely. To his utter amazement, it was a check—so he immediately took it to the bank. Upon examining the check, the bank manager told him, “This man’s fortune has been lying here for years and we were wondering who was coming to claim it.” Spurgeon, handing the money to the old lady, said, “If you had not been ignorant of what you had possessed, you would not have lived in poverty for so many years.” This illustrates that we should not be ignorant of what we have.

Selvaraj, Sundar. On Wings of Eagle and Dove (Kindle Locations 261-267). Jesus Ministries. Kindle Edition.