We are surrounded by bald heads. Both men and woman are shaving their domes each morning so they are shiny and reflective. So why did I just see a television commercial pushing a hair growing product that finished by telling me I would have more confidence if I had more hair? Where did this Samsonish idea come from other than the product pusher? Are we supposed to be better looking if we have more hair and better looking people are more successful? Actually the last part of that sentence is true. If two people are interviewing for a job and have similar qualifications, according to statisticians, the better looking one will get the job.
My wife tells me I am bald on the back of my head. I have to take her word for it because I have never seen it. Since I have never seen it I’m not bothered by it and smearing the back of my head with hair growth tonic will have nothing to do with my confidence. During one of the British royal weddings I noticed that Prince William doesn’t have all the hair he had when he was fifteen. Yet he is very confident and rightfully so. He is a prince. He is the future king.
Well so are we. According to Romans and Galatians we are adopted into the royal family of the universe when we make Jesus our savior. We become the sons and daughters of God. We are even promised in Revelation that we will sit with God on His throne. I am feeling really confident and it has nothing to do with the number of hairs. Actually the fewer there are the quicker God can count them!
Written by Roger Bothwell on July 1, 2011
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