He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one’s regret.
2 Chronicles 21:20 (ESV)
Father, I don’t want to leave here without impacting somebody’s life in a positive way. What a sad statement: he departed with no one’s regret. I want folks to be sad when I am gone. Not that I want them to mourn like the world mourns. No. I want them to know that I am in a better place, enjoying eternal fellowship in the presence of my Savior. But, it would be nice for a ton of folks to miss me, to confess that a void is left in their lives that only Christ can fill. That way I will know that my living was not in vain. But more importantly, in death, as well as life, my existence will be on bringing people into a saving knowledge of Jesus.
Help me today, and everyday, to demonstrate Your love in a tangible way. Help me to pour my life into the lives of those around me, showing and pointing them to Your love, Jesus’ sacrifice, the Spirit’s empowering. I want my life to make a difference in the lives of others even as there are so many whose lives have and do make a difference to me.
I can honestly say that I am where I am in You because there were those who loved me and poured their lives into me. And of those who have gone on to be with You, LORD, I miss them. And the gap that they left in my life has been filled by You! And I thank You for that. That is the legacy I want to leave behind. Help me to live it out today and everyday to Your glory. Amen.