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An art collector had in his collection works by some of the
greatest painters of the world -- Rembrandt, Van Gogh,
da Vinci, Picasso, etc. But his favorite portrait was one
of his own son, who had died in battle. A fellow solder had
painted a rather inept portrait of the son and given it to the
broken-hearted father, and though the painting was "amateurish,"
it was deeply cherished by the father and had hung alongside
the works of the legendary artists of history.
When the collector neared the end of life, he wrote out his
will and specified that his art collection be put up for sale
at an Auction.
At the Auction, it had been specified that the portrait of the
collector's son should be featured first. But the bidders were
not interested in the portrait, and there was grumbling among
the crowd, as they were anxious to get on to the famous works.
The Auctioneer could hardly rouse a bid for the portrait of the
son; but finally, after some minutes of the usual "auctioneering"
sing-song, a bid of $10 was meakly offered. No further offer
could be conjured up by the Auctioneer's efforts, so without
a single competing bid, the portrait was sold for that amount.
Then the Auctioneer said, "According to the Will, the Auction
is now closed."
You can imagine the consternation that went over the would-be
bidders, and the outburst of inquiries as to what was going on!
"What about all the other great works?" a would-be purchaser
asked in a loud voice over the noisy, disappointed crowd.
The Auctioneer explained that, "According to the Will, all of
the art collection goes with the portrait of the son; whoever
purchased the portrait of the son also becomes the owner
of the remainder of the collection. Everything goes with the
portrait of the son!"
"He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for
us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all
things?" -- Romans 8:32.
-~George Gray~
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