Good Morning Accreditation Board!

Good morning administration of Oakwood Adventist Academy!

And good morning to Jesus Christ, our Lord, who makes all things possible!

I want to thank principal Dent, for inviting me to share a word from the Lord during such a valuable moment in time for the school. It is my understanding that this process takes place every five or so years. It is a process that is in place to make sure that our institution operates at optimal standards.

As a student who has spent the majority of her education underneath the watchful care of Oakwood Adventist Academy, I can assure you that our institution works feverishly at making sure that we are first class.

Ellen G white states,

“Higher than the highest human thought can reach is gods ideal for his children. Godliness and God-likeness is the goal to be reached”.

If we are to be like God, perfection and order should be our goal. AMEN? And it is at Oakwood Adventist Academy. I wanna direct our focus to 1 Peter 2:9 The word of God states;

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; who sing the praises of HIM who called us out of darkness into his marvelous light”.

What is accreditation?

According to Webster’s dictionary accreditation is “the process of recognizing an educational institution as maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to higher or more specialized institutions or for professional practice”

“To qualify someone with a stamp of approval”.

You, illustrious accreditation team, have come to this institution, in Huntsville Alabama, on May 2nd, to assess the efforts and strides that have been made by OAA to qualify for excellence! But I submit to you today that there is an even higher accreditation board, and they go by the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Daily, they watch how we maneuver through life. They are able to see if we are truly walking in their likeness. They are able to watch when we think nobody is looking at us. The heavenly accreditation board sees how we treat fellow human beings, and most of all how we treat our family behind closed doors.

They are able to see, if we actually clean our room or if we shove the clothes under the bed or into drawers to maintain the presence of cleanliness, but are really filthy in areas where we think no one will see. 

• The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost can see if a teacher goes the extra mile to make sure that students understand the information, or if they just show up to receive a check.

• The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit sit around and watch to see if students have actually studied, or are they finding slick ways to cheat on a peers paper.

• The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit see if we are we backbiting and gossiping in the break room…or are we lifting each other and trying to find a way to be a better team member.

They watch to see if we’re finding a way to slide by as we return our taxes. And if we are trying to justify not returning a faithful tithe and offering when God only ask for 10% of our income. Not because HE needs it. But because he wants to see if we will remember where our source of blessings come from..

James 1:17 states

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does NOT change like shifting shadows”.

Notice the text states,

"...that He doesn’t “change like shifting shadows”.

Maybe that’s because he wants to show us that true character and the standard of spiritual accreditation is consistent obedience to HIM.

THAT is spiritual accreditation.

• We need to STOP changing like shifting shadows, to try and fit in with the popular crowd.

• We need to stop changing like shifting shadows because it’s comfortable to NOT rock the boat.

• We need to call mediocrity and issues by their rightful name.

• We need to stop changing like shifting shadows, because we know that there is a standard that needs to be upheld in these last and evil days, as the love of man is waxing cold.

Ooohhh!

To be accredited on this earth is an honor and a privilege. But to be accredited by the heavenly father is the goal to be reached.

Accreditation board, I assure you today that you are walking through the hallways of an institution that believes in developing, nurturing, and affirming, it’s young people through Jesus Christ.

By the grace of God, I believe that Oakwood Adventist Academy is dignified and qualified for you to VERIFY this institution as one who follows the standards of the state, the country, and the world in academic excellence.

This is because we believe that we are a chosen generation…NOT because we are better than others, BUT because we seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.

• We are a royal priesthood…Not because we operate in entitled arrogance, but because we have been washed in his blood, and  know that we are heirs of Christ through redemption and faith.

• We are a holy nation… because we believe that there is a standard of excellence that God wants us to operate with.

• We are a PECULIAR people, because we are unique, bold, and unapologetic about standing OUT for Christ.

• We are audible with our praise of him…because unlike man, who will leave you at times when you may be a mess, God is a friend who sticks closer than a brother, who will not allow US to look foolish, and has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light”.

Oakwood Adventist Academy is a beacon of light to our community.

Oakwood Adventist Academy is a lighthouse to the North American division.

Oakwood Adventist Academy the a standard of academic excellence amongst our constituent schools, South central conference, and the general conference of Seventh-day Adventist.

And Oakwood Adventist Academy is a beacon of light to the world in academic excellence.

Accreditation board,

We are qualified

We are dignified

because Jesus is AMPLIFIED at

Oakwood Adventist Academy.