Part 2/2 The Boat 4/28-29/2018

28-29 April 2018 – David Stecca’s Parable: Part 2 of 2 - The Boat

The Boat

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

   “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, ⁴⁶ who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold ALL that he had and bought it. Matthew 13:45-46 (NKJV)

Bobby was 11 years, old almost 12.  Every day after school he walked his paper route delivering the Daily Journal, and every day he would stop at the pawn shop window to stare at what had to be the most beautiful sail boat in the world.  He wanted that sail boat so bad, he dreamed about it every night and at school it was all he could think about.

Bobby knew that boat must cost a lot, but he loved that boat so much he had to have it. With all the bravery an 11 almost 12-year-old boy can have, Bobby marched into the shop and announced he wanted to buy the boat.  The boat had a $50 pawn ticket; it belonged to someone else. The owner had six more weeks to redeem his loan. If the owner failed, Bobby could for $50 pay the debt, redeem the boat and take it home.

Bobby had a small leather coin purse. Each day for six weeks he carefully put the money from his paper route in that purse, He did extra chores around the house and picked up pennies off the ground. He worked and he saved. Every day he stopped at the shop to count down the days and to see if the owner had come back to claim his ownership of the boat. He loved that boat so much that as he waited, he felt his heart would burst from the inside.

Finally, it was the last day. Bobby ran to the pawn shop; it was all he could do to keep his feet from flying off the ground. He had to know would the boat still be there or did the owner of the boat come back, claim his ownership and pay his debt?  When he rounded the corner he slowed down, he could see the window; the boat… IT WAS GONE!  His feet stopped moving and he stood there.

As he watched the shop owner reached down and brought the boat up and set it on the counter. The owner never came back.  Bobby emptied his coin purse on the counter and together they counted it.  Bobby went home with his sail boat under his arm and a pawn ticket with the words “Debt paid in full.”

Possible lessons from the Boat

1.                   In the story of the boy and the boat;

2.                  How and when and where did the boy’s love for the boat begin?

3.                  How much love did the boy have for the boat?

4.                  Because of his love for the boat, what did the boy do?

5.                  In comparison to the boy and the boat;

When did God’s love for us begin? (The first time he saw it)

How much does God love us? (Compare boy’s love for boat)

How, when and where did God’s love for us begin?

            Because of his love for us, what did Jesus do?

Song: Jesus Paid It All

Jesus paid it all;

All to Him I owe;

Sin had left a crimson;

He washed it white as snow.

[Lyrics: Elvina Mabel Hall, Sing His Praise]

Note from Dorothy Callies:

     Thank you, Lord for these marvelous inspiring parables I have ever seen. The word, ALL has such a wonderful meaning. What did Jesus do? The answer was JESUS PAID IT ALL and Jesus’s CALVARY COVERS IT ALL!

     Oh, glory, hallelujah! I’ll thank Him, I’ll praise Him forever and ever! I’ll thank Him, I’ll praise Him for saving my soul! (Song from 23-25 April 2018)

May the Lord bless you!