"Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good,
that he may have something to give him who has need." (Eph. 4:28)
One evening an evangelist preached with great zeal on the text, "Thou shalt not steal." He
impressed upon his listeners the necessity of absolute integrity in everything. The next morning he
boarded a bus and gave the driver a dollar bill for his fare. Counting his change, he found that he
had received an extra quarter. Without hesitation he approached the driver and said, "You
accidentally gave me too much change." The driver replied, "It wasn't an accident. I did it on
purpose to see what you would do. Last night I was in your audience and wondered if you
practiced what you preached. I made up my mind if you returned the quarter, I'd come and hear
you again tonight."
Let us in all things practice what we preach in all purity and honesty.