Today’s Focal Passage: Luke 12:13-15
13 Someone from the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." 14 "Friend," He said to him, "who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?" 15 He then told them, "Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one's life is not in the abundance of his possessions."
Adventures in Missing the Point
Have you ever stopped to think about the kind of legacy you are creating for yourself?
Do you ever wonder if the example you are setting for your kids are setting them up for success or struggle?
There’s an old song by Harry Chapin entitled, “Cat’s in the Cradle,” and it portrays the progression of a relationship between a father and son. In the first two verses of the song Harry sings about a father who was so consumed with the distractions of life that he couldn’t find time for his son. In the final two verses, Harry sings of a father and son who have aged, and while the father now has time for his son, the son has assumed other priorities and has no time to give to his father.
It is a tragic song about a relationship lost.
As I look at our world today, and the consumeristic culture that we live within, I wonder how many of us are unknowingly living out this same tragedy?
We have been sold an “American Dream” that tells us we are the sum total of the toys we possess… or that “the person with the most toys when they die wins!”
What good will all the toys in the world do us if, in our attempt to amass all of these things, we have given up precious time spent with those we love most?
We only get one shot at life. We only get one legacy to leave behind. We only get on season of influence on our children – the next generation of leaders in the Church and world.
God, help us to choose well!
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