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Billy
'GOD CHOSE THINGS THE WORLD CONSIDERS FOOLISH.' 1 CORINTHIANS 1:27
Remembering his time working at a summer camp, Tony Campolo says, 'Teenage boys have a tendency to pick on some unfortunate kid. That summer it was 13-year-old Billy, a kid who couldn't walk or talk right. When the kids from his cabin were assigned to lead devotions, they voted Billy in as the speaker. It didn't seem to bother him. He dragged himself up to the pulpit amid sneers and snickers and it took him a long time to stammer, "Je-sus loves...me... and...I...love Je-sus." There was stunned silence, and when I looked around there were boys with tears streaming down their cheeks. We'd done many things to try to reach these boys but nothing had worked. It wasn't until a special needs kid declared his love for Christ that everything changed.
I travel a lot and it's surprising how often I meet people who say, "You probably don't remember me. I became a Christian at a camp where you worked and do you know what the turning point was for me?" I never have to ask. I always know I'm going to hear, "Billy!"' The Bible says, 'God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise.' So when you find yourself focusing on what you can't do, remember that, do what you can and let God do the rest!
written by Bob Gass
'GOD CHOSE THINGS THE WORLD CONSIDERS FOOLISH.' 1 CORINTHIANS 1:27
Remembering his time working at a summer camp, Tony Campolo says, 'Teenage boys have a tendency to pick on some unfortunate kid. That summer it was 13-year-old Billy, a kid who couldn't walk or talk right. When the kids from his cabin were assigned to lead devotions, they voted Billy in as the speaker. It didn't seem to bother him. He dragged himself up to the pulpit amid sneers and snickers and it took him a long time to stammer, "Je-sus loves...me... and...I...love Je-sus." There was stunned silence, and when I looked around there were boys with tears streaming down their cheeks. We'd done many things to try to reach these boys but nothing had worked. It wasn't until a special needs kid declared his love for Christ that everything changed.
I travel a lot and it's surprising how often I meet people who say, "You probably don't remember me. I became a Christian at a camp where you worked and do you know what the turning point was for me?" I never have to ask. I always know I'm going to hear, "Billy!"' The Bible says, 'God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise.' So when you find yourself focusing on what you can't do, remember that, do what you can and let God do the rest!
written by Bob Gass
