A gospel preacher was walking along a country road. A farmer drove by and invited the Christian to ride with him. He promptly accepted for he saw an opportunity of doing good.
The farmer was very curious to know who his guest was, so he began to question him and finally got this answer: "I will tell you who I am, and I will tell you what my business is. I have a strange business; I am hunting for heirs.”
The other man, in surprise, asked, "What?”
“I am hunting for heirs—heirs to a very great estate. I represent a very great estate, and I am hunting for heirs for it. There are a good many round this neighborhood.”
“Do you mind telling me their names?”
“No. It is a very large family; their names begin with `S'.”
“Oh, the Smiths, I suppose?”
“No," the Christian replied, "a much larger family than the Smith family. They are the "sinner" family. The estate I represent is the kingdom of God; the inheritance is incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away; and the heirs to it are the Sinners who are willing to own the family name and look to God for pardon.”