How Will You Be Remembered?
Acts 9:36-39
"In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor. About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, "Please come at once!" Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them."
Thoughts for Today:
My grandmother was from a little town in the panhandle of Oklahoma called Guymon. She was an incredibly godly woman, and on her 90th birthday our family had a party for her -- I think the whole town turned out -- there were probably 5,000 people in attendance. As I walked around the community center (the only place large enough for that many people) person after person come up to me to share some story of my grandmother -- usually related to something she had done for them. I had no idea my sweet, unassuming, joyful grandmother had so much respect and admiration from the entire town.
When I read the story of Dorcas from our passage today, I thought of my grandmother -- of all the people who spoke about the things she had done and the difference she had made in their lives. What about Dorcas -- what was so important about her that she would be so greatly missed? The answer: she was "always doing good and helping the poor" as well as making "robes and other clothing." Like my grandmother, Dorcas was not the mayor of the town, nor the pastor of the church. She was just one godly person serving other people, one at a time -- in what some people might consider an insignificant position. My point is that what you are doing may not seem all that important or significant, but the value can be immeasurable.
Questions to Ponder:
Have you held back Christian service because you felt you needed some great mission before you got started? Have you looked at Jesus' example lately? He did not come to be served but to serve. If you want your life to be significant you must first strive for what might seem to be insignificant, unrecognized and humble service. Have you been asked to serve recently and declined because you thought it was beneath your ability? Does your humility need a checkup? Where can you begin?
Thought For Today February 8, 2018: Topic - How Will You Be Remembered?
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