The Parable of the Visa

Once upon a time from a far away land south of the Philippines there were two friends, Pedro and Juan, who  dreamed of the American dream. Unfortunately, luck it seems had eluded the two men and application after application they had been denied of a visa.


On the verge of giving up, Pedro and Juan went out for a drink when a demon appeared in front of them.

Demon: Pedro and Juan, I will grant you your wishes for a visa. In addition, I will also give you riches beyond your wildest dreams and everything else to your hearts' content. But in exchange, I will come back in 10 years and I will have your souls.

Pedro and Juan looked at each other overwhelmed by the demon's offer.

Demon: (looking at Pedro) Do we have a deal?
Pedro: Deal! Give me everything that I want and you can have my soul after 10 years.
Demon: Done. (looking at Juan) How about you Juan, do we have a deal?
Juan: Sweet deal demon but I shall wait upon the Lord.
Demon: Suit yourself.

And the demon vanished in thin air.

The following morning Pedro received a call from Kate Upton where the supermodel proposed her undying love for him and asked him to marry her. And before Pedro could even ask how she knew he existed in this world, the doorbell rang and outside the door stood an agent from the Department of Foreign Affairs who personally handed Pedro his fiancée visa. That night Pedro bid goodbye to Juan and boarded a plane bound for the US. Pedro married Kate Upton, became a multi-billion dollar magnate and had everything he ever wanted in his life. But then the 10th year came and the demon showed himself again to Pedro and dragged him to hell where he is to burn for eternity.

Back in the far away land south of the Philippines, Juan kept waiting upon the Lord.  But after sixty years of waiting in vain, Juan on his death bed finally bid goodbye to his American dream.

In heaven, the Lord welcomed Juan as he entered the pearly gates. Sensing a bit of sadness in his eyes, the Lord asked Juan:

God: Juan, is there something that you want to ask me?
Juan: Yes Lord. I'm really happy that I am finally here with you now. I waited patiently and faithfully on earth but Lord, why is it that my visa never came?
God: My child, I loved how you patiently waited for my will, but the reason why your visa never came was because you never reapplied.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁶ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ¹⁷ For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. ¹⁸ So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

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