10月16日
千古流芳
“约书亚在世和约书亚死后，那些知道耶和华为以色列人所行诸事的长老还在的时候，以色列人事奉耶和华。”
约书亚记 24:31
以色列的领袖约书亚去世之后，历史对他的评价不同寻常。经上说，约书亚在世的时候，以色列人都侍奉耶和华。在他去世之后，世人照样继续跟随耶和华，就如约书亚生前一样。他为子孙后代留下了非常好的传统。
如果让你展望多年以后的未来，你会给这个世界留下什么呢？从某种角度来说，你希望人们在你的葬礼上如何评述你呢？或者说，你希望自己的墓碑上刻上怎样的墓志铭呢？这并不是有关死亡的消极思考，而是对于你人生的积极思维。你要怎样度过一生？你会有怎样的故事？你希望后人追随你的脚步吗？你想给世界带来什么样的影响呢？ 想想身后的事情，我们实在是应该为永恒而活，而不是为了追求这世上转瞬即逝的快乐。
今日祷告：
耶稣，愿我现在所做的一切，能给他人带来积极而长远的影响。阿们。
October 16
Legacy
The people of Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him—those who had personally experienced all that the Lord had done for Israel.
JOSHUA 24:31
When Israel’s leader Joshua died, a remarkable comment was made. It was said that during his lifetime that the people of Israel “served the Lord.” The way that Joshua lived his life encouraged people long after he died to continue following hard after God. He left a remarkably good legacy for the generations to come.
If you could look ahead many years into the future, what kind of legacy would you like to have left on this earth? One way of thinking about this is to consider what kind of words you would like spoken about you at your funeral, or what phrase you’d like written on your epitaph (the message that is etched onto your tombstone). This isn’t a morbid thought about death. Rather, it is a proactive thought about your life. How will you have lived? What stories do you want told? Do you want others to follow in your footsteps? What difference do you want to have
made in this world? Living in the light of our legacy should cause us to live for eternity rather than the fleeting pleasures of this world.
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, let my choices today leave a positive impact on others for years to come. Amen.
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