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Legacy
2019 - What does the year hold in store for you?
I pray you have a positive outlook.
The Definition of Legacy: The dictionary would define Legacy as a gift or a bequest, that is handed down, endowed or conveyed from one person to another.
It is something descendible.
One comes into possession of that is transmitted, inherited or received from a predecessor.
What gifts, bequest, endowments, or inheritances, do you plan to hand down to your predecessors?
If you have a long and distinguished career, you may hand down knowledge of your job, intricate, detailed knowledge that came from years of trying and failing, trying and succeeding.
You may do this through mentor-ship or through a series of notes or lectures.
You may have amassed a small fortune.
You may wish to pass it down to your children, grandchildren, some non profit organizations, and if you’re not prepared, the government will insert themselves into your will.
You may have great spiritual qualities you have mentored and are passing down.
Your ability to understand the scriptures and translate them into deep practical meaning, or maybe the original languages are a gift you are able to teach.
It might be you are generous with your time, you possess a spirit of gentleness, patience, prayer, or a particular skill or hobby/tradition you wish to pass on.
You may be so good at your craft, people remember you for your generosity, ingenuity, artistry, or other notable gifts.
As I read the book of Ecclesiastes the Lois Brinkley plaque out front came to my mind.
Why?
To some of us she was a real generous person with her time and spiritual gifts.
She blessed many she came into contact with.
I was reminded we are a generation away from being forgotten.
I turned to Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived for some advice.
Remember he asked God for wisdom and God was impressed with his request and granted wisdom to him.
1 Kings 3:5
tells us, upon Queen Sheba’s visit to Solomon
1 Kings 11:3-
After all this, I turn to the book of Ecclesiastes to find and hear sound advice.
I was quickly reminded of his emptiness.
You don’t have to read the book of Ecclesiastes but a few short verses to find out this guy isn’t happy with his own choices.
His wealth, his fame, his good fortune from both God and his father David were somewhat squandered.
What I wanted to hear was sound advice.
I was quickly reminded of his emptiness.
You don’t have to read the book of Ecclesiastes but a few short verses to find out this guy isn’t happy with his own choices.
His wealth, his fame, his good fortune from both God and his father David were somewhat squandered.
One could say he was the richest, wisest man that ever lived was unhappy.
We don’t have to look far to see similar tragedy.
Forbes magazine printed an article of the demise of ten of the richest men in the world including Oklahoma native Aubrey McClendon, of Chesapeake Energy.
How do we avoid the mistake of self-righteousness?
How do we trend in the best direction?
How do we hold our place and inspire others?
How do we keep evil out of our fortune, whatever it is, and our families on a solid track to inherit the best gifts?
What are the best gifts?
How do we best avoid misfortune, gain trust, influence, and provide leadership?
How do we become the best mom and dad one can write about?
How do we leave a legacy that is positive?
How do we keep our voids full of good and not evil, and what do we fill them with that will last?
How do we interpret the times, seasons of our life and the life of those around us for their good and not our own?
I’m going to address these over the coming weeks.
Solomon will help us with the “what not to do.”
Solomon uses the word Vanity 37 times in the book.
Vanity: the futile emptiness of trying to be happy apart from God.
Solomon uses this word to express the many things that cannot be understood about this life.
All earthly goals and ambitions when pursued as ends in themselves lead to dissatisfaction and mistrust, frustration and violations of justice.
Solomon also uses the term “under the sun” twenty nine times.
I want you to read the book of Ecclesiastes, but I want you to do me a favor and read it in the ESV or the CEV version, not the King James.
In these versions, the word vanity it changed to “pointless” and I think the interpretation is easily understood.
As you make your 2019 New Years Resolutions, or better stated, goals, Solomon would like you to consider them in these categories:
What can I do for God
Fear God and Keep His Commandments
Love His word and teach it to others
What can I do for others
How do I make others more important than myself
Google “I Am Second” and find the story of Norm Miller, Interstate Batteries CEO and learn about his life and why he created the evangelistic series “I Am Second.”
How do I improve my serve: make this a category in your goal setting
Read the story of Scott Harrison, founder of Charity Water again and be inspired.
You can make a difference for others.
How can I be more generous
Giving - generosity is vital to legacy
Money is not the gift - time is
Enjoy life as you go
How can I love authentically
Solomon says “Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life...”
4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor
How can I live wisely
Ecclesiastes 9:
Last but not least,
Read Ecc 2:18-26
5. What can I do for God: He has the last word
Fear God and Keep His Commandments
Ecclesiastes 3:10-13
Love His word and teach it to others
Ecclesiastes
John
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