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INSPIRATIONAL PAGES
LIVING BIBLE
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 are not 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 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 three-piece suit. A godly man, very elegant, very dignified,
very courtly. He walks with a cane and, as
he starts walking toward this boy, 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 reach the boy.
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."
