PAINTING $20 BILLS #Nightlight #RTTBROS
Painting $20 Bills
"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ." Col 3:23-24
Zig Ziglar tells of a thief, a man named Emmanuel Nenger. The year is 1887. The scene is a small neighborhood grocery store. Mr. Nenger is buying some turnip greens. He gives the clerk a $20 bill. As the clerk begins to put the money in the cash drawer to give Mr. Nenger his change, she notices some of the ink from the $20 bill is coming off on her fingers which are damp from the turnip greens. She looks at Mr. Nenger, a man she has known for years. She looks at the smudged bill. This man is a trusted friend; she has known him all her life; he can’t be a counterfeiter. She gives Mr. Nenger his change, and he leaves the store.
But $20 is a lot of money in 1887, and eventually the clerk calls the police. They verify the bill as counterfeit and get a search warrant to look through Mr. Nenger’s home. In the attic they find where he is reproducing money. He is a master artist and is painting $20 bills with brushes and paint! But also in the attic they find three portraits Nenger had painted. They seized these and eventually sold them at auction for $16,000 (in 1887 currency, remember) or a little more than $5,000 per painting. The irony is that it took Nenger almost as long to paint a $20 bill as it did for him to paint a $5,000 portrait!
It’s true that Emanuel Nenger was a thief, but the person from whom he stole the most was himself.
Signs of the Times, Oct. 1988, pp. 22-3"
The story of Emmanuel Nenger is a reminder of the consequences of our actions. Nenger was a master artist who could have used his talents to create beautiful works of art that would have brought joy and inspiration to many. Instead, he chose to use his skills to create counterfeit money, which ultimately led to his downfall.
As Christians, we are called to use our talents and abilities to glorify God and serve others. In Matthew 25:14-30, Jesus tells the parable of the talents, in which a master gives his servants different amounts of money to invest while he is away. The servants who invest wisely are rewarded, while the one who buries his talent is punished.
We may not all be artists like Nenger, but we each have unique gifts and abilities that we can use to make a positive impact in the world. It is up to us to decide whether we will use our talents for good or for evil.
Let us remember the words of Colossians 3:23-24, "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ." May we use our talents to serve the Lord and bring glory to His name.
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