[Biblemat] A) MORE THAN A HAIRCUT

[J5827Sasser at wmconnect.com]

Brethren and Friends, Jim Sasser here.  A very good Friday morn-
ing to each and everyone.  May God bless you and yours.  Here
is an article from my files:

MORE THAN A HAIRCUT

     "Seek And Ye Shall Find" -- You never know when you are
going to cross paths with someone who is searching for the Lord.  There are 
people in this world who are seeking and it is
our duty as Christians to show them the way.  I learned this
lesson in 1989.  His name was David.

     I had gone to get a simple haircut.  At that time, I did not
have a regular hairdresser, so I went to one of those chain
salons.  Oddly enough, this was the one and only time I went
to this particular salon.  I walked in and a man named David 
was available to cut my hair.  As I was sitting there, he began
talking about how he had seen images of Jesus.  He caught
me off guard and I really did not know how to respond, so I
said very little.  In fact, I mostly listened.  After he finished
cutting my hair, I paid him and was about to leave when I felt 
the tug of conscience.  I knew I needed to say something but
what?  I did the only thing I knew to do: I jotted down our ser-
vice times and told him that we would love for him to visit our
services.  He thanked me and I left.

     The following Sunday morning -- there he was!  David had
come.  I was thrilled not only that he came but also that I had
found the courage to invite him.  He came back again and 
about a week later on a Wednesday night, he stayed after ser-
vices and had a Bible study with my dad and two other mem-
bers.  The study lasted four hours and somewhere around 2:
00 A.M., David was baptized.  Since then he has married a
Christian and together they have two children.  To this day he
is faithful to the Lord.

     I walked into the salon that day, expecting only a haircut.  I
walked out with a haircut and an opportunity realized.  I walk-
ed into the salon that day with no idea that I was about to
cross paths with a man who was searching for the Lord.  All
of which says, the next time you pick up your dry cleaning, or
stand in line at the grocery store, or sit beside someone at the ball field, 
or get a haircut, just remember...the person has
a soul -- a soul that may be searching.  And who knows, you
may be the very one God uses to show them the way (Est. 4:
14; Rom. 8:28).   ------ Jennifer Kegley in Biblical Insights, Vol.
7, No. 5, May 2007.   </HTML>
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