Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all you might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom Ecclesiastes 9:10
We live in a society obsessed with personal quality of life. We live in the moment, for the moment! Me first! Outside of scripture, everything we see and hear teaches and encourages this: Take care of yourself so you can take care of others. I see the logic of this but I also recognize how outrageous it becomes in the hands of the theologically negligent.
It is our legacy that matters, now and later. Someone is watching, someone is following, someone is emulating you. You are leaving a mark. What does it look and sound like? Is it integrity and a work ethic that is honorable and will bring great rewards in due time? Is it a life’s pattern of putting God first beginning with time allocated for explicit worship?
Make your life count for something beside yourself because death is inevitable no matter who you are. And when you’re gone you can’t change what’s done.
Have a great Friday Eve,
Gretchen