a nail may cost the whole of you....

this was a story told by REV.C Paul of TABERNACLE OF CHRIST, JB...
a beautiful story that could make u to realise how dangerous is to give the devil a small place in ur life.

once upon a time, there was this poor guy who wanted to buy a house. he had only $10,000 but the price of the house was $15, 000. the owner of the house refused to sell it for $10, 000. however, after much persuasion from the poor guy, the owner decided to sell the house for $10, 000 but on one condition. the owner said

"OK, i will sell the house for $10, 000 as what you asked for. but, i will place a nail in the wall(which was in the centre of the house), and that nail belongs to me."

the poor man happily accepted the condition and bought the house.

many years passed and that poor man have came to a stable condition in his life. he is very much wealthy now and even owns his own car. than one day, the original owner of the house came and said to this man

"hey look, i want to buy back my house. i will even pay u $20, 000. but i want the house back". but the poor man answered no and he was firm with his decision that he wont sell the house.

than the original owner said this to him" OK, u wont sell? but i have a property inside the house which belongs to me. the nail!. its mine."

the owner, took a death dog and hung it on the nail. so, the dog was hanging on the nail and the poor man couldn't do anything as the nail belongs to the owner. days passed and the dog began to rot and smell. there came a time where the poor man and his family couldn't take the smell anymore and was forced to vacate the house.

this is how the devil works in our life. what he asks is just a small portion in our life and in the end, you will discover that you lost the life to him just because of the nail.......a nail may cost the whole of you....