The story was told of a young man who once lived in a community with his
parents. His father was reputable for addiction to alcohol, and his mother was famous for petty trading. In that community, there was a weekly market where his mother sold grains every Thursday. Someday, he mobilized his friends (the youth) in that community to fix all the leaking thatched roofs of shops in the market. On account of this young man and his friends, the shops in the market had better roofs over them that prevented rain from ruining the community women’s business.
In the annals of this community, what do you think this young man (and his friends) will be remembered for?…….. Exactly my point. Posterity remembers them for fixing the roof of the shops in the community market, though with thatched grasses which they went and gathered from the bush. Posterity will not remember him for his father’s or mother’s preferred choice of life, but for what he and his friends did for the benefit of their community.
Life is sometimes lived in transit- being with different people in different places. Where you live and the people you are currently relating with were probably not in your inner circle twenty years ago. Reason that life is sometimes lived in transit. Interestingly, you are remembered for something- rightly or wrongly at every spot on that transit. Thus, for posterity’s sake, be intentional in your actions and inactions as you relate and experience people within your space and fellowship. Honestly, you will be always remembered for who you are and what you do (or are doing right now for the benefit of others, the Church and society). More so, the people you help will remember you for your help while the people you refuse to help will definitely remember you for not helping them even when you had the privilege to do so.
The posterity question this article wishes to ask and stir in your heart is “what are you remembered for?” Within your environment, office space, what runs through the minds of colleagues, relatives, and Church members when your name is mentioned? Whether dead or alive, these questions are timeless. The answer to these questions is simple- the impact of your actions in other people’s lives, not because of the sound of your name or title or length of years on earth. Trust me when I tell you that your today’s acts of making life worth living for others and the Church of Christ constitute posterity for future reference.
Permit me to stretch your thought and awaken your sensitivity; in the next two or five or ten or 50 years (2, 5, 10, 50 yrs.) if Christ tarries, you may be alive or gone to rest with the Lord, but your today’s acts in terms of actions and inactions in other people’s lives will be remembered for posterity. You may or may not have the opportunity to write your history twice. Thus, wisdom demands that you write your story exactly how you want it read for posterity. I strongly suggest that you write the script of your life with the ink of what you are doing for others in your family, Church and society.
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This is awesome! It is a life changing article, I concur with every bit of it. I can connect it with the reality of human lifestyle, the article is timely Shalom
Indeed, we shall only be remembered by what we have done!!!
A great reawakening!
Thank you very much Pastor D
What we lived for is what we will be remembered for. Nothing more and nothing less. We sometimes get ourselves entangled with activities that we forget the core of life. Thanks for this awakening piece.
You are indeed a blessing to our generation, may God continue to bless you my Bishop
Very insightful
Great peace, man of God! “…. Only remembered for what we have done”!! The Lord increase the oil of your anointing 👌
Oh great piece, a seasoned word For me. Emphasizing the need to Stay Help-Full To the society.
Thanks for such an investment sir, Remain Great.
Living for posterity is a great message, a call to purposeful living.
Great article Sir. Keep them coming!
Thanks for sharing.
True that Sir, very thought provoking. I look forward to more teachings. I pray God’s grace upon your life.
What will I be remembered for?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔.food for thoughts
This is very educative and thought provoking.May God help us to live a life we shall be remembered for good and not evil.
This is powerful sir. Thank you for sharing this timely message. God bless you sir.
This is awesome sir. It is really life awaken food for thought. This small piece of write-up is challenging, encouraging and admonishing for both physical and spiritual impact.
Bless the lord for this piece. The lord bless you sir.
What is life without leaving a mark for posterity? This article has awaken in me the urgent need to reassess the meaning of life. With Jesus however, life can be meaningful, and with purpose a mark can be made.
Well thought out and instructive piece.
Selah!!! Words on marble. God bless you for sharing this wisdom sir.
Thank you so much sir, may God almighty help us to be intentional as we live each day of our lives, cos every day is history. More grace sir.
Great piece. Timely and inspiring call for intentional living for posterity. Thanks
Very thought provoking question on posterity.
Thank you for this exposé or reminder. There is also an inner joy, satisfaction and fulfillment seeing some of the results of the impact of the good done in the life of others especially those who may not have the opportunity of expressing gratitude to you or even God.
Hmmm!
Thanks so much Rev.
Food for thought
Sms for now. So apt and timely. Thanks sir for the reawakening. God bless.
A very wonderful read. I recommend for everyone
Nice article from my Dr.
We are learning here.
Great Piece!
When you live a Iife of impact, God will also mark your life with great testimonies. Dorcas in the book of Acts in her little way while secretly helping the poor and widows in her community did not know that they will come out and show support and mourn her in that manner when she died.
She was brought back to life by Apostle Peter.
Posterity pays, it preserve legacies, it position for Greatness and favour, It protects, heavens are open for a life of Posterity.
Finally it also delivers property.
Lovely sir
I sincerely appreciate you for this timely message sir. This indeed has stired up in me the need to be very intentional about everything I do. I trust God to help me to write my story in such a way that posterity will remember me for good.
I celebrate, love and honour you greatly Sir.
Very apt. I remember someone that made a very simple promise to me as a little boy but didn’t fulfil it. Such memories of people who step in or look the other way never fade
“Only remembered by what we have done…”
May God have mercy on us and guide us on the right paths so we’d be proud of what we’d be remembered for.
This brief but insightful article is timely and challenging. Thanks for sharing such a brilliant idea.
Very Good piece! May God remember me, even when people choose not to remember! This write-up is timely!
Nice piece there sir. May God help me as I strive to write my name in the good book of posterity. More grace sir
Make efforts to impact in the lives of those you come in contact with. Do not be expectant because if this or these acts of goodness or kindness to your church members, colleagues at work, neighbours and as many others. The Lord is awesome.
What will I be remembered for?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔.food for thoughts
Very apt sir. May we all wake up to this reality.
Yes!!!!!!! Sir.
Thanks for the challenge to do more.
I will share this!
Thank you very much Pastor. Great reminder to do good to others.
This is worth starting my day with. Words that will keep stirring questions within.
Thank you sir for this Call
Very Good piece! May God remember me, even when people choose not to remember! This write-up is timely!
Very Good piece! May God remember me, even when people choose not to remember! This write-up is timely!
The article is worth it at this point in time and the message is clear enough. May we live to write what will be read for impact 🙏.
This is Apt. Very instructive and admonishing. Thanks for bringing this out of the well for us as a guiding scheme for living.
Can’t wait to have other pieces
Thanks, MOG for the reminder to live with posterity in-view.
There’s always something to give, our work, our time, our money and ourselves. More grace Sir.
This is a very lovely article. God bless you sir.
Thank you, it’s a calling to shift my attention from me to others.
This is awesome sir. It is really life awaken food for thought. This small piece of write-up is challenging, encouraging and admonishing for both physical and spiritual impact.
Thank you for this inspiring message.
Thank you so much sir for this, It’s a food for thought.
This is lovely sir. Thank you for reawakening me in a time like this Sir. More grace and anointing Sir
This is very educative and thought provoking.May God help us to live a life we shall be remembered for good and not evil.
This is a heart touching message and call for self examination as to know what I will be remembered for in life. God bless you sir.
Awesome, food for thought.
I really enjoyed this write up. “Posterity”will be remembered here on earth and it will be rewarded accordingly in heaven. Because all my actions and inactions whether deliberately or not, will be recorded for rewards or judgment one day. For this reason, I must weight all my actions and inactions known fully well that, there are consequences one day.
“You may or may not have the opportunity to write your history twice. Thus, wisdom demands that you write your story exactly how you want it read for posterity.”
The above excerpt, summarizes what life at it’s best means.
Thanks a million Rev!
This is thought provoking. Like the old song goes, “only remembered by the things we have done” and this article might add by our “actions and inactions.”
Thanks for sharing, OJ!