Don’t
Take it to the Grave
…when David had
served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;
Acts 13:36
Sixty-three years old, and eligible for
early-stage Social Security, Terry was ready for retirement…ready
to enjoy the fruits of his labor. He’d been a model employee in his
thirty-eight years at the plant. He was a loving and devoted family
man. His children had grown up in a secure home, never knowing want
or need. The job he’d worked for almost four decades had provided
for vacations and college. In the world’s eyes, Terry had lived the
American Dream.
Yet, he’d never found that deep sense
of fulfillment he’d strived to achieve. He left work each day with
a wistful sense of, When I retire I’ll be able to do what I
really want to do!
Secretly, Terry had always wanted to
make people laugh. A masterful storyteller, Terry had always intended
to write anecdotal stories that made for light hearts, but he had
never gotten around to it.
Now, standing beside his casket, his
wife, Jean not only felt the great sense of loss that comes with the
death of a spouse…she felt regret. Terry’s dream would never be
realized. He would never write a single line, or see his finished
work published. Life seemed so cruel.
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Today’s text says David did what he
was created to do…and then he died.
With no inkling of when that moment
will come for us, wouldn’t it be great to know that as we are
kneeling before the King, we, like David, had fulfilled God’s
purpose for our life?
It’s been said if you want to find
the most potential on earth, look in a graveyard. Many people
aimlessly trudged through life following a path not of their own
choosing, working at a job in which they found no fulfillment, and
then died, their lives unfulfilled.
There is no sin or shame in working at
a job we didn’t really like; we must provide the necessities of
life. Yet, there is a divine purpose, born in each heart,
which yearns for fulfillment. It will not happen automatically or by
chance. That is why it’s called our purpose and not our
accident. We must seek God’s divine purpose for our
life...and then follow His leading…until we die.
Prayer
“Lord, reveal to me my
life-purpose…that area of service You created me for. In Jesus’
Name, amen.”
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