Black Gold, Volume 4, Number 1, 1978 Page: 8
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BLACK GOLD staff members Jeff Brooks, asked his min-
ister friend, Rev. W. R. Gardner, from Carthages Texas to
write out one of his sermons. BLACK GOLD realized that
the printed page cannot capture fully Rev. Gardner's
eloquence. However, the sermon does " speak" in a
written eloquence all its own. Listen!
" In the book of Mark, chapter 5, verse 28, we find
these words: For she said, "If I may but touch his gar-
ments, I shall be made well." These words Produced
this thought: "You can make it, if you try." One reason
that we can be so sure of this fact is that the God we
serve knows us by name. He does not deal with us as an
"it," but rather as a "thou." Although man was made a
little lower than the angels, he still retains his indiv-
iduality. The very hairs of our head are numbered, so it
is useless to try to hide from God.
God also knows our capabilities, so when he wants a
particular Job done' he knows just who to call on. One
day he wanted an ark built. So, of all the people on
earths he chose Noah. He called on Samson when needed a
strong man. When man needed a savior, God sent his Son
into the world to die upon a cross for our sins. He
takes what we have and makes what He wants.
So, if we are aware of our capabilities and if we
only believe, then we can witness the fact that all
things are possible, if we only believe, then we can wit-
ness the fact that, "You can make its if you try." Be-
cause of this fact, we should never become upset or Jeal-
ous if some one else achieves more than we do. If we make
an "A" and it is our best, be proud of it. Likewise, if
our best efforts only produce a 'iD"9 still be Proud of
it, in as much as we know, in our heart, that we have
done our best. Remember, we are not supposed to know
everything. Someone has said, "As lone as you are green,
you can grow. But when we begin to think that we are
grown, we begin to eet rotten."8
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