You know what someone leaves behind when they pass from this life into eternity? Everything. We aren't taking anything with us. Everything we have in this world is temporary; GOD has allowed us to use it while we are here.
So many of us seem to want to try to amass some sort of ambiguous fortune. We aren't sure of the exact amount or the exact contents or even to what extent we are vying. We just know that we are supposed to do something and leave something behind.
I will not deny that I want to leave something besides all the payment books and debts that we have amassed. I would like for my family to be secure when GOD calls me to my eternal abode. But, there has to be something more...
Today's word comes from Proverbs 13:22, NIV, which reads, "A good person leaves an inheritance for their children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous."
I think the "good person's inheritance" is far more than the monetary amount left behind. I think it encompasses all the wisdom and the examples they leave behind. Yes, I want to ensure my families financial future should something happen to me. But, more important, I want to leave a legacy of living a life for CHRIST and speaking wisdom.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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