
Said the barber to the preacher: "This is why I cannot believe in a God of love.
If God was as kind as you say,
He would not permit all poverty, disease and
squalor.
He would not allow these poor bums
to be addicted to dope and other
character-destroying habits.
No, I cannot
believe in a God who permits these things."
The minister was silent until they met a man who was especially unkempt
and filthy.
His hair was hanging down his neck and he had a half-inch
of stubble on his face,
Said the minister: "You can't be a very good
barber
or you wouldn't permit a man
like that to continue living in this
neighborhood without a haircut and a shave."
Baffled, the barber answered:
"Why blame me for that man's condition?
I can't help it that he is like that.
He has never come into my shop:
"I COULD fix him up and make him look like a gentleman.
Giving the barber
a penetrating look, the minister
said
" Then don't blame God for allowing
the people to continue in their evil
ways
when He is constantly inviting
them to come and be saved.
The reason these people are slaves to sin and
evil habits is
that they refuse the ONE who died to save and deliver them."
THE BARBER SAW THE POINT? DO YOU????
Think on this and pass it along to others who need it!!
God bless