INTEGRITY,
TESTING OF

A PREACHER got on a bus one day, and he gave the bus driver the fare. The bus driver gave him too much change. The preacher went and sat down, counted the money, and noted that the bus driver gave him too much change, and so he went back to the bus driver and said, “You gave me too much change. You gave me fifty cents too much.”

He said, “Pastor, I really appreciate this, because I was in your church service yesterday, and I heard your sermon on honesty. So I intentionally gave you too much change to see whether you abide by what you preach.”496

[Faithfulness; Tests]

Prov. 10:9; 11:3