“Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom” (Luke 23:42).
I live only a 60 second walk from our community cemetery. The rolling, carefully kept green-grassed hills and multitude of groomed shade trees are occasionally invaded by a line of cars and visitors to a newly dug grave.
Once or twice a year, I’ll notice flowers at the marker of a recently departed loved one, or a flag at the burial place of soldier on a national holiday. But most graves go without a visitor at any time during the year. All graves go unvisited in the end.
You may be greatly loved by many or few. You might be famous or infamous. No matter who you are or what you’ve done, you will die. You may have a grave marker, but you will be forgotten.
At the death of your body, your eternal soul either lives in Heaven with God or will be condemned to the eternal fires of Hell.
What is important is not who will remember you 10 or 100 years from now, but that you are remembered today by the Lord God of Heaven. Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (2 Timothy 2:19).
My friend, if God does not remember you, no one else ever will.
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