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His name is Bill.
He has wild hair,
wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans and no shoes.
This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years
of college.
He is brilliant. Kind of esoteric and very, very bright.
He became a Christian while attending college.
Across the street from the campus is a well-dressed, very
conservative church. They want to develop a ministry to
the students, but
aren't sure how to go about it.
One day Bill decides to go there.
He walks in with no shoes, jeans, his T-shirt, and wild
hair.
The service has already started,
and so Bill starts
down the aisle looking for a seat.
The church is completely packed and he can't find a seat.
By now people are
really looking a bit uncomfortable,
but no one says
anything.
Bill gets closer and closer to the pulpit and,
when he realizes there are no seats,
he just squats down right on the carpet.
Although perfectly acceptable behavior at a college
fellowship,
trust me, this had
never happened in this church before!
By now the people are really uptight, and
the tension in the air is thick.
About this time, the minister realizes
that from way at the back of the church,
a deacon is slowly
making his way toward Bill.
Now the deacon is in his eighties,
has silver-gray hair, and a 3-piece suit.
A godly man, very
elegant, very dignified,
very courtly as he
starts walking with a cane toward this boy.
Now everyone is saying to themselves
that you can't blame him for what he's going to do.
How can you expect
a man of his age
and of his
background to understand some college kid on the floor?
It takes a long time for the man to walk to the front?
The church is
utterly silent except for the clicking of the man's cane.
All eyes are focused on him.
You can't even hear
anyone breathing.
The minister can't
even preach the sermon
until the deacon does what he has to do.
And now they see
this elderly man drop his cane on the floor.
With great difficulty he lowers himself
and sits down next
to Bill and worships with him so he won't be alone.
Everyone chokes up with emotion.
When the minister
gains control, he says,
"What I'm about to preach, you will never remember.
What you have just seen, you will never forget.
Be careful how you live.
You may be the only
Bible some people will ever read."
LORD help me to be as accepting of others as you are of
me.
You accept me no matter how I am dressed or what I have
done.
Open my heart to accept others as quickly and fully in
Love!
Lord forgive my
sins like I forgive other's sins against me.
Help me to become
more like Christ.
In Jesus name I
pray, Amen.
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Supplied for Our Devotions by - Barbara (kc4koz) & Sherrie Walker
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