Legacy… Generation to Generation…
What does this mean to you?
As we get closer and closer to the Holiday Season, it’s this time of year I think about what traditions we hold dear, what my children will remember, and possibly what customs they will carry on one day. I think sometimes we can idealize legacy with the thought, “If I don’t do something big and super important than I don’t have a legacy.” I know I have thought this and sometimes still do.
Well, we know the Man who lived the greatest life and left the most important legacy of all, Jesus. I started to really think about His life in it’s entirety. Yes, He gave the ultimate sacrifice, dying on the cross for every sin we will ever commit, tearing the veil so we can commune with Him at all times, and then rose again defeating death, FOREVER. He ascended into heaven and promised to return for us. Every generation to come that acknowledges Jesus as their Creator and Savior is part of this incredible legacy.
For a moment, lets look into the way Jesus lived His life. Before His big, super important (the most important ever!) moment at the end of His days on earth, He did a lot of “little, mundane” things. He had 12 best friends that He spent time with, ate with, laughed with. He was a faithful Son to His earthly parents and Heavenly Father. He gave His full attention to little children, widows, and sinners. He told stories and fed the hungry. Those whom were close to Jesus and knew Him, they don’t only remember His sacrifice on the cross and resurrection. They remember the sound of His voice, the way His arms embraced them with His hugs, the look in His eyes when He healed people’s broken hearts.
We get the chance to leave an incredible legacy, just like Jesus did. He is our ultimate example of how to live. Lets laugh with our loved ones, look into their eyes when they have a broken heart, hug them tight… just because. Legacy does not mean changing the world hundreds, thousands, millions at a time. Legacy is our children, our families, our friendships. It’s not being a savior, it’s trusting in our Savior. He did the BIG SUPER IMPORTANT… We get to do the “little”, everyday. I bet if you asked one of Jesus’ disciples what they remember most about Jesus, it would not be His death, it would be something about His everyday, unwavering character. Ultimately, it’s all about love.
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 22:36-39