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.
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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