ATM's and an Honest Person

Most of the banking I do is at the ATM before the bank opens. The technology amazes me, but I do not fully trust it, yet. It scans checks, so I do not need to enter an amount. It counts cash, up to 30 bills, so I do not need to enter the amount. I am amazed, but still watch that it is correct.

While depositing cash the other morning, the ATM took all, but one $20. I tried to deposit it again and it would not take it. The screen highlighted the serial number on the check. My mind gasped, “Must be a counterfeit bill!”.  I tried again and the ATM refused to take it. I left vowing to return when the bank opened to see if I had some funny money on my hands.

I was in a meeting that morning and the bank left a message for me to call them. I was even more amazed and convinced that it was a counterfeit bill. Somehow the ATM machine alerted the bank that I was trying to put funny money into  my account. Wow. I called them when the meeting was over and they told me they had my debit card.

My puzzlement over this $20 consumed my attention and I failed to take my card out! Someone found my card and put it in the night deposit box. I do not even know who to thank except the Lord Jesus for protecting me in my distraction. An honest person brought a God story to my day instead of a missing debit card with lots of charges racked up.

Psalms 121
I lift up my eyes to the mountains--
    where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip--
    He who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, He who watches over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord watches over you--
    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all harm--
    He will watch over your life;
8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.

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