. . . AND HE’LL TAKE A MILE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a stinkin’ story, to match the stinkin’ devil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jeff Shreve told this on American Family Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A man offered a house for sale at a very low price, and immediately had a buyer.
Because of the price, the buyer asked if there was a catch, anything wrong with the house ?
The seller assured the buyer that there was nothing wrong with the house, and he showed all the inspection reports to prove it.
But, he said there was one catch—the seller would retain ownership of one square inch on the front of the house.
The buyer thought, how could that possibly be a problem, and bought the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few months after the new people moved in, the seller drove a nail in the square inch he still owned on the front of the house.
Still no problem, until he hung a large carcass on the nail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In spite of their protests, the new owners lost the battle, lost the house, and had to move out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When enough time passed for people to forget what happened, the house went up for sale again, and the seller repeated the evil scheme—made a substantial, crooked living over the years.
– – –
A little deal with the devil—just an inch ?—happens in real life, real easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me, and know my thoughts; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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