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Tuesday Oct 11, 2016
Tuesday Oct 11, 2016
Whether we like it or not we will leave a legacy. The hard question we must ask ourself is; “will that legacy bring life to the world or be a determinant to it?” Wow, that is pretty hard, but true. Jonathan Edwards a puritan preacher from the 1700’s left a legacy of life to our country and world, 1 U.S. Vice-President, 3 U.S. Senators, 3 governors, 3 mayors, 13 college presidents, 30 judges, 65 professors, 80 public office holders, 100 lawyers and 100 missionaries and much more just 150 years after his death. In comparison a known criminal Max Juke in New York City during the same time left a legacy of 7 murderers, 60 thieves, 50 women of debauchery, 130 other convicts. 310 paupers (with over 2,300 years lived in poorhouses) 400 who were physically wrecked by indulgent living.
We will never leave a legacy of love, hope and honor to God if we don’t live a life of love, hope and honor to God ourselves. We don’t reproduce who we want people to be but we will reproduce who we are as parents, leaders, workers, and Christians. Our first and foremost task is to walk a life close to God so that our families will walk close to Him as well. In order to leave a legacy of life it must be on purpose. It doesn’t just happen. Of all the millionaires and billionaires in the world that are self-made all did it on purpose. None of them just stumbled into it. They are not surprised at the money they have made because they did what was necessary to make it. We must be as intentional in leaving a legacy.
Pastor Allen end this series on the family by talking to us about what we are leaving behind us. The most important thing we can give our children and family is not an inheritance of money but an inheritance of integrity and Honor.
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