THE REPORT CARD

I was recently going through an old suitcase in my house which was known for housing important documents dating back from my earlier days. There was an urgent need to locate an old document since I needed it to apply for a crucial application.

I dashed into a store room and reached out for this old briefcase, on opening it I quickly perused through a pile of documents. An old report card caught my attention for no reason; it was a Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) report card. An instinct urged me to open it, momentarily forgetting about my initial aim of getting that vital document for application. 

On opening it, I silently observed my grades back in JSS 1, Awori College Ojo, 1994, to be precise.

The grades weren’t that bad, but on an average, the teacher’s remark about me made me chuckle and glee with amusement, which read “A NICE, QUIET AND OBEDIENT STUDENT BUT NEEDS TO IMPROVE IN MATHS”.

There’s a more important Report Card which will be assessed and remarked on the Judgment Day (Hebrews 9:27) by God on our account here on earth which would be a yardstick to an eternal life in heaven (John 15:2, Gal. 5:22-23). 

The Bible which remains the greatest book of law urged us to live a veritable Christian life which has its first and foremost commandment as loving our neighbors as ourselves (Mark 12:30-31), and obeying his commandments which would reflect in our daily life’s and extend his evangelical mission through our mode of lifestyle (John 4:36, Rom. 1:13), while also affecting humanity with a positive light being the Children of God and the Light of the world which would definitely be the our best REPORT CARD assessed by our heavenly father and Lord Jesus Christ.

Action Point: Your life must fulfill God’s purpose and will.

Prayer Point: Lord let my life fulfill your will and purpose.

Words by:

Josag Femi