The Bus Driver Who Tested The Pastor on Honesty
There was a pastor who lived in a suburb of London, England who pastored a church in the downtown area. He had an office in the church so he traveled back and forth between the church and his home in the suburbs on a bus each day. One Sunday morning he preached on honesty. On Monday, following his usual routine, he got on a bus to go to the office. Since he didn’t have the right change for the driver when he boarded the bus he handed him a bill. The driver gave him his change and the pastor put it in his pocket. While traveling along he counted his change and discovered the driver had given him too much money. His first reaction was to think how wonderful it was for the Lord to provide this extra money. However, he soon realized this was not the honest thing to do, so told the driver when he got off that he had made a mistake and given him too much money. The driver quickly said, “No I didn’t make a mistake, I heard your message on honesty at your church yesterday and just decided to test you out. (Lou Nicholes - Missionary/Author ).