Field guide · Terrain · “I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever”
Us with Godand Legacy
Forecast: long shadows at the end of the day, and a bright handoff ahead.
Four tired ways to walk
Each has some truth in it. None of them is the whole story.
Under GodSheep that hide from the Shepherd
I’d better leave a spotless record so God and everyone else remember me well.
Over GodSheep that know the way
Estate plan, family values statement, five-year legacy strategy. Done.
From GodSheep that follow the grass
I want my name on a building and a life people talk about.
For GodSheep trying to be the sheepdog
If I don’t build something lasting for God, my life will have been wasted.
The best legacy is passing on the Shepherd, not our name.
The psalmist said, “We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord” (Ps 78:4). Paul remembered the faith that lived first in Timothy’s grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice (2 Tim 1:5). An old saint prayed not to be forsaken until he had declared God’s power to the next generation (Ps 71:18). We don’t have to be remembered. We get to hand on the One who walked with us, so the next ones can walk with him too.
Where the Shepherd isHe will still be shepherding our children’s children when we are gone. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Heb 13:8).
Tell someone younger one story of a time God was faithful to you.
Lord, who are you asking me to pass you on to?
Fellow travelers
People in Scripture who walked this ground before us.
- Lois and Eunice passed a sincere faith to Timothy, who had known the Scriptures from infancy (2 Tim 3:15).
- Elijah walked his last miles with Elisha, and his cloak passed on when he was taken up (2 Kings 2:1–14).
Keep walking
- With God: Sheep that know his voicethe posture every entry points to
- Which Way Are You Walking?a short self-check
- The Field Guideevery entry, by terrain, weather and crossing