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I can remember the summer after my 4th grade year and our RA class (Royal Ambassadors for those of you unfamiliar with Southern Baptist stuff) went to the All-State football game at Tulsa. It was the same night Mary Lou Retton won the gold medal at the LA Olympics for the vault. They announced it over the loud speakers.

As time went on and I went to college, I had come home for a visit and my mom yelled at me to clean out my closet. Of course being the good son I did what she said and I did it with a smile. As I was going through my things I came across the program for that game. You can see the cover here.

I began to look through the pages and remember that night back in 1984. But something struck me when I turned to the page for Henryetta. There was a picture of a Senior in High School named Troy Aikman. WOW. I had no idea what I had in my closet all these years.

I am not a big Cowboys fan. As a matter of fact I don’t like them at all. Call me un-American if you like. Whatever! But as I think about that book I wonder how many times we forget about the treasure we have in the Bible. We place it on a shelf and pull it out once a week for church.

That 1984 program is probably not worth anything unless there is some big Aikman fan out there willing to buy it (opening bids begin at $1,000). But never forget the power of the word of God. Over the years people have tried to destroy it but God’s Word will always be here to lead us and guide us.

Scott

Acts 4:13