A pacifist and an inventor, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel invented dynamite which changed the way we mined, how we built transportation systems and how we fought on the battlefield. In 1888, when his brother Ludvig died, a French newspaper mistakenly ran an obituary for Alfred which called him the "merchant of death."Not wanting to go down in history with such a horrible epitaph, Nobel created a will that soon shocked his relatives and established the now famous Nobel Prizes.
If he had not witnessed the reaction to his ‘death’, he probably would never have reflected on his legacy to the world. He would not have founded the Nobel Prizes, which to this day are the most prestigious awards one can receive.
Take a look at your life. If you passed today, what would your legacy be? Then ask yourself what you want your legacy to be. What are some changes that you can and will make? Is your life filled with "explosive material"? Perhaps you need to use some "dynamite" to get rid of old rubble that is holding you back.
Begin a new life as if you already know the grand ending of it. After all, if we are in Christ, we know the ending of it. "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.
They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God." Revelation 21:3.
We are never too young or too old to write a new life-script.
Ephesians 5:2 - "Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God."
Here are some famous last words:
"Our God is the God from whom cometh salvation: God is the Lord by whom we escape death." - Martin Luther
"Live in Christ, live in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death." -John Knox
"Thou, Lord, bruisest me; but I am abundantly satisfied, since it is from Thy hand." -John Calvin
"The best of all is, God is with us. Farewell! Farewell!" -John Wesley
"I shall be satisfied with Thy likeness--satisfied, satisfied!" -Charles Wesley
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