Godly example

Our church had a celebration this weekend. Our Pastor Mark Warren's mother Clarice Warren passed away. So we celebrated her life. What a godly example she was to so many. The funeral home was packed. What stood out to me was the many stories of how she shared the gospel. When new folks moved in the neighborhood she would go over to their house and share Jesus with them! When is the last time you done that? I heard two stories from folks who came in to give their sympathies to the family that they would not know Jesus if it had not been for Clarice! Wow! What a testimony to this godly woman. Her current Pastor shared about how he comes into church on Sunday morning and Clarice will be at the altar praying for her pastor, her son as he pastors, and pastors all over the world as they share God's word. She was known as a prayer warrior meaning she spent lots of time praying for others.



So I say all that to say this, what kind of legacy are you leaving behind. Some day all of us will meet death unless Jesus comes first. What will people have to say about you? Are you a prayer warrior? Have you shared the gospel to others so they can have eternal life in heaven? Do you have a love for people like Clarice? Here are a couple of scriptures to think about:



Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.



3 John 1:11 Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.



1 John 4:8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.1 Thessalonians 5:17 pray without ceasing



Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.



All these remind me of Clarice and I pray at the end of our lives the same things can be said about us!



Tom