In Remembrance

This past Saturday I attended my Grandpa's funeral. He was the only Grandpa I ever knew because my dad's father passed away when he was 4, which would make me negative 30 years old. As I sat there remembering him I could not think of a SINGLE time he raised his voice, said a harsh word, or was inappropriate. It was a great feeling!

At the same time I was kind of annoyed, because I sure can think of reasons for people to not think very highly of me. If I passed away today I don't think I'd be very happy with what legacy I'd leave behind. Moreso, I'd be unsatisfied with the amount of effort that I put into sharing The Gospel with others- friends or not. My Grandpa's favorite song of all time was "The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference." He would tell people this all the time- no matter who they were. I'd say this is a good favorite song to have :)

We also took part in the Lord's Supper at church on Sunday night. "Do this in remembrance of me" gets me every time. We remember the blood Jesus Christ shed for me, which gave us grace and granted us mercy, and provided salvation for eternity. How awesome!

I know that others will not (and should not) remember me the same way we remember Christ, but we should be working to resemble Christ in every way- that way when they remember us they will really be remembering Christ and magnifying his name! That's how I see it now anyways.

How do you think people would remember you when you pass this worldly life? What would you like for them to remember? How will you work on that now? Hopefully good things...So now, let's all commence being the followers of Christ that we should be and show the world who we really would like them to remember!