Your Legacy by Ps Michael Podhaczky

If you were to leave a legacy behind to be remembered by what would it be? That you left enough money for your family to survive. Or maybe that you had paid off the mortgage. What about some of those who have gone before us, what legacy did they leave? There is Mother Teresa, who was famous,

“for selflessly dedicating her life to care for the lepers, homeless and dying in the slums of Kolkata.”[1] She has inspired others to follow in her footsteps.

Then there was Nelson Mandela,

“an anti-apartheid revolutionary who spent his early adult life fighting for equal rights among Africans… Apartheid was eventually abolished in 1991.”[2]

We might think that we could never be like these people. Well, whether we are or are not like them, we will leave a legacy.

We will leave one that will linger within our family, our friends and colleagues etc. They will seek to emulate you or try hard not to do so. The write of Proverbs has said that,

“Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold” (Prov 22:1 NLT).

The legacy of a good name or reputation is something that those around us can live from when we are gone. So, let me ask you again, “If you were leave a legacy behind to be remembered by what would it be?” Your reputation, either good or bad, will have lasting effects after you have gone.

Pause in His presence for a moment and think this over…

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[1] “Leaders who Left the Biggest Legacies.” https://thriveglobal.com/stories/leaders-who-left-the-biggest-legacies/ (9^th December 2019).

[2] “Leaders who Left the Biggest Legacies.” https://thriveglobal.com/stories/leaders-who-left-the-biggest-legacies/ (9^th December 2019).