YOUR REMAINS
“-—he being dead yet speaketh” – Heb.11:4
Have you ever thought about your remains? I’m not talking about your body, and whether you will be buried or burnt. The true value of your life isn’t found in what remains of your body. Nor am I talking about your bank account or material goods. Your possessions will probably end up in a garage sale or in a box, or in the trash.
But the fact remains, you will leave some remains. After they put your body in a box, in a hole in the ground, and throw six feet of dirt in your face, and everyone leaves the cemetery, your influence will remain. Like an invisible hand it will reach out and touch the lives of those you know. Your influence, for good or bad, will guide others long after you die. You will be gone but your memory and influence will remain. You will outlive your life.
Have you ever thought about what you’re going to leave when you leave? And rest assured, you are going to leave – “–-it is appointed unto men once to die-–” (Heb.9:27). Not only are you going to leave, you’re going to leave something. So instead of wasting your life on things of no value focus on what will remain after you’re gone.
Each of us make a deposit into the lives of others and sometimes what we leave is of greater value than what we did while living. Whether you realize it or not, others are depending on you. Their future will be greatly affected by your remains. They might not even realize to what great extent they are affected by you, but it is undeniable. Your attitude and actions influence them, just as the invisible wind moves the ship at sea. Your remains can become their riches. Like Abel you will speak from your grave — what will you say? – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
