Investment

What is your life worth to others?  Too often we think of  our worth in terms of  position, possession, and power.  When all is said and done . . .our investment in people . . . is what lasts.  Money will be spent, possessions will be used, accomplishments will eventually be forgotten, but it is what we invest into others that will impact and influence others, generation after generation. 


The thing is . . . those who ask Christ to define their life have an investment power  that lasts beyond our time on earth . . . and generates the story of our life:
God asked the Exodus people to tell the story of His provision of  manna from generation:

Moses said, "This is God's command: 'Keep a two-quart jar of it, an omer, for future generations so they can see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness after I brought you out of Egypt.'" Moses told Aaron, "Take a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Place it before God, keeping it safe for future generations." Aaron did what God commanded Moses. He set it aside before The Testimony to preserve it. (Exodus 16:32-34, The Message)

The Exodus people preserved the manna to tell the story of the provision of God. So.  What is to be preserved in your life and in my life that makes such a difference that it is remembered from generation to generation?


The one thing I know is . . .  how we live our life is the story that will be told.  I have attended and officiated at enough funerals to tell you that the stories  told publicly and privately never include an individual's monetary worth, but how they impacted others.  The worst tragedy occurs when someone has left hurt and harm as their legacy. Whether, it is intentional or not, we leave a legacy behind. We have until our last breath to make an investment that changes lives for the good, a legacy worth leaving.

It is the power of Christ that transforms the legacy and enables us to make an investment that lasts: 

Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.(Ephesians 1: 11-13, NLT)

God has an inheritance for you and I to receive which transforms our story, changes our legacy, and makes a powerful difference from generation to generation.

Receive what God has offered.
Leave a legacy that matters through the presence and power of Christ, investing in others.
Preserve the hope of Christ through the message of your life. 


Learning to KickStart the day making a powerful investment,
Kerrie

(written by Kerrie L. Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)