“How you are perceived effects how people treat you.” That’s the conclusion of the lead researcher of a recent study. Apparently baldness has its virtues. The study out of the University of Pennsylvania found that men who shave their heads bald to the bone, like famous actor Bruce Willis and Basketball star Michael Jordan, are actually viewed as more powerful and confident than their counterparts with full heads of hair. But the Bible has something very different to say about our appearance. When the search was on for a King in Israel, God surprisingly chose a very normal looking younger man who became King David. In a revealing statement, Samuel the prophet was told by God, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature… the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” God knows what you and I are really like on the inside. That can be scary or comforting, depending one’s our relationship to Him. What’s your reaction?

Pastor Alex Rockwell