Saturday, July 19, 2014

The Test - Great People Give God Glory



Week Five - Great People Give God Glory

The Test
Maria winced at her dreadful score on the state board college entrance exam. She didn’t make the mark. Her score was too low. I’m a failure…a
looser…definitely dumb…not smart.
Her only hope was--no one would ever know!
Maria's classmates in the accelerated section were riding high. This select group was quite impressed with their off the chart scores.
Relief hit Maria when the bell sounded for the last period of the day. Soon she could go home and escape prying minds. Soon she could collapse on her own bed and cry, be left alone. Her home was always a refuge.
But it didn’t happen that way. Things took a dovetail when one of the admired and rather smug leaders of the class piped up. “Mr. Clark, can we take a tally of everyone’s scores and see what our average is on the state exam?”
He was full of pride for his own soaring score and to Maria's horror all were in favor and Mr. Clark willingly complied. After all, they were the accelerated group—the elite of the high school graduating class!
Maria's heart filled with terror. What can I do? How do I escape this great embarrassment?
“Mr. Clark, may I be excused to the restroom?”
A nod of his head gave the needed permission. And Maria walked out.
Relief flooded her soul. Now to remain long enough to evade inquiring minds. Maria returned as the students were leaving—heading homeward. Sigh. It's over. I escaped. Almost home!
“Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness:
 but a faithful man who can find ?”
Proverbs 20:6
A young girl was terrorized by her seeming failure. A girl with promise was a target for Satan’s demise. And actions of prideful classmates were contemptible in the sight of their Creator.
Theirs was not a record heaven could applaud. They were young, immature. Hopefully they would learn that self- seeking is the antitheses of greatness.
P. S. Four years later, Maria took hold of God's plan for her life and  graduated from a reputable university. The Lord looked on this humble one and enabled her to reach her dream.  

"For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly; But the proud, he knows from afar."

Psalm 138:6



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