Coleman Crocker, one of the past ministers of the Union Hill Church of Christ, died last week. I wonder what the people who listened at his feet remember about him? Was he a man of great conviction? Did he work hard to serve those around him? Was he a good listener when someone had a problem? How did the people of this congregation sum up his life, his ministry, his example?
When I pass on, and that announcement is made about me, what will people remember? How will they sum up my life? I know that life shouldn't be lived merely for the praise of men, but if a life is lived to please God...praise and encouragement will be a necessary result from others trying to live it too.
"A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold." (Proverbs 22:1) More and more, I'm beginning to realize what that means...because when I leave this life...what will I leave behind? A name. A memory. A legacy of life through which I will be remembered by family and friends for generations to come. What will my legacy be?
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