The only Bible some may ever read… your heart.

Posted at January 18, 2010

Expectations

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 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 to sit, right on the carpet.

Although perfectly acceptable behavior at a college fellowship, 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 the back of the church, a deacon is slowly
making his way toward Bill. This 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, to
worship 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 might 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.”

Originally Posted Here:
http://skypilot.netfirms.com/devoti~1.html#Expectations

References on the Word being in your heart:
http://www.oldpaths.com/Archive/Davison/Roy/Allen/1940/written.html

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