Legacy

I recently read where two reporters were talking on a TV news show about Obama's Legacy. Don't worry I am not going to get political here, you don't want that. BUT this got me thinking about the "Legacy" we will all leave behind.

I never really knew my Grandpa, my Mom's Dad. My Mom told me about him, about how much I reminded her of him. She told me that he gave his life to the Lord as an adult, but when he did, he really did. She said her father was the reason she became saved. Then there is my Mom. What a testimony, what a life she lead for Christ!! Then there is my Sister and her husband and their family, testimony to God's love, grace, and blessing. There are me and my kids, and their will be more generations if Jesus doesn't come back before I finish writing this:) (That is OK with me, if He does:))
All this is the Legacy of my Grandpa. He gave his heart to the Lord Jesus Christ years ago, and generations have known HIM because of it.

What is your legacy? It seems all Presidents worry about it, do we worry about it? What will our friends and family say at our funeral? Will they speak of love, respect, knowledge of God, sharing Him wherever we went? Will they miss our friendship, our love, our bold witness? Where is our legacy?


In Philippians 1:20, Paul says:
For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.

Can we say this, honestly? Paul was saying that he would never be ashamed of Christ, and in fact Bold for Him. Those words were tested in Paul's life many times, and he never failed to stand on them. Paul did die, and look at what a Legacy he left. He is not remembered for being a "killer of Christians" that he had a part in, he is not remembered for holding the coats of those that stoned Stephen, which he did. He is remembered for bringing Jesus to the Gentiles, showing us that Jesus Christ did not die for just the Jews, but for all mankind. What a legacy.

Who do you remember as having a great Legacy? Many presidents of the United States come to mind, men and women of God, The Apostles, maybe your pastor, your Grandmother or Grandfather. But what legacy are we leaving behind?

If you want to be remembered as a Christian, a God Fearing man, a Man of God, a REAL person who loved and cherished life, and friends and family, then you have to start now.

I want to leave a legacy behind that is positive, Godly, to be remembered as a caring, fun, loving, man of God. How about you? Let's all leave legacies behind for our children grandchildren and future generations that are positive and reflect our love for God.

Obama's legacy? Please, let's NOT go there.