Today’s sermon was on
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph;
and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. (KJV)
It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying,
blessed each of Joseph’s sons and bowed in worship as he leaned on his staff.
(NLT)
By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing
in worship over the head of his staff. (ESV)
When Jacob died, what did he leave behind? What would his sons remember him by? What would his grandchildren remember? Not material things nor wealth. It would be his legacy, his heritage. It would be his personal faith, a persevering
faith, a praising faith, a prosperous faith.
Whenever hubby and I die, what will we leave
behind? What would we be remembered
by? Our life insurance, our retirement
accounts, our home? These things would
be nice to pass on to the next generation, but they don’t matter. Materialist things just don’t matter. What would our children and grandchildren
remember us by?
I pray they would remember me by my faith. I pray they would remember my life in
Christ. Oh, I’m a sinner, I’ve asked for
forgiveness. But even so, I’ve done and
said many things I regret, things that can’t be un-done, un-said, un-heard, un-written, un-typed. I pray they would remember my love for Christ,
my love for them, my love for others.
That’s what I want to leave behind...
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