Prov 22: 1, Ecclesiastes 7:1
“Legacy is about life and living. It’s about learning from the past, living in the present, and building for the future”; Susan V. Bosak
We are living at a time when making wealth and accumulating as much of it as we can seem to be our highest priorities.
Research shows that without a sense of working to create a legacy, adults lose meaning in their life.
This rat race has caught up with Christian’s.
No one is concerned about a good name any more.
Given a choice between character and wealth, most of us would rather pick wealth.
God is concerned about our reputation. He has created us to glorify His name. Our reputation should glorify the Lord.
The idea of legacy may remind us of death.. Being reminded of death is actually a good thing, because death informs life.
It gives you a perspective on what’s important.
Legacy is really about life and living. It helps us decide the kind of life we want to live and the kind of world we want to live in.
Funerals are usually a sombre moment. They also remind us about our appointment with death. They remind us that our time n this earth is limited.
What shall be said of us when the Lord calls us home. A mourner weeping at the loss of former VP Wamalwa cried out and said; “Sasa nani ataongea hii kingereza?
A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children.
What legacy are you leaving behind for your children, grandchildren and generations to come.
Lois, Timothy’s grandmother, left a legacy of faith; 2 Timothy 1:5; “When I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and I am persuaded is also in you”.
A good man’s legacy lives on. A good man’s reputation outlives him.
Moses led the children of Israel selflessly even when the Lord made it clear to him that he (Moses) would only see the promised land but would not enter it. He remained faithful to the end.
Are you willing to serve and leave a legacy even when there is no personal gain for you?
Cornelius; Act 10:1. A devout man, feared God with all his household and gave alms generously.
Enoch; Genesis 5:22. Enoch walked with God. Enoch was the great grandfather of Noah who also walked with God. Genesis 6:9; “Noah was a just man, perfect in his gernerations. Noah walked with God”.
What can be said of us? What will be said of us?
Cus D’Amato was a famous boxing manager and trainer. He once said that a “hero and a coward both feel the same thing. It’s what they do that makes the difference. It’s what the hero does that makes him a hero and what a coward doesn’t do that makes him a coward.” What we feel is not going to leave a legacy, what we do or don’t do will.
God has placed us here on earth for a specific time and purpose.
Discovering and pursuing this purpose is one step towards living a life that leaves a legacy.
A Eulogy attempts to summarize a deceased person’s life. Sometimes it becomes very difficult to state what some people did or what they left behind.
During the funeral of a notorious cattle thief, a mourner had nothing good to say and said; “Sasa nani ataiba ng’ombe zetu”.
Two dates on your epitaph but what matters most is the dash in between. The dash is your life. What you did. How you lived. Whose life you touched. The legacy you left behind.
The more purposefully engaged you are in helping others, the deeper and finer and more memorable is your dash.
The dash tells your story. What story will your dash tell?
The eulogy attempts to tesify on the deceased person’s behalf. At times I feel as if it really does not capture the legacy left behind. The story cn’t be told on a few pages of paper.
What will be said of Kamau, Otieno etc?
What story is your life writing that will be left for generations to come?
How can You live a life that leaves a legacy?
Define what legacy you want to leave. What you want to be remembered for. Make your stand known to those around you. Live your legacy.
Pursue the values you want to live by. Daniel 1:8; “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the King’s delicacy”. Keep away from actions and deeds that might defile your legacy.
Draw your boundaries and confine your operations within them. Live with character, conviction, and passion.
Define the values you want to be defined by. Model your life around the stated values. Make deliberate effort to live out the desired values.
Ground your purpose in a greater purpose. Live the present with eternity in mind.
Live for others. The great legacies of history are people who dedicated their lives to the service to humanity. Maslow’s Hiearchy of needs; Maslow believed that all people are motivated to move up the hierarchy from physiological needs toward a level of self-actualization. He later revised this to include a higher level of Self- Transcendence, engaging in callings or vocations “beyond themselves”.
Consistently pray for God’s empowerment; Daniel 6:10.
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