Our lives here on earth will last for a generation. Our legacy and memory can last much longer.
There is a line in the movie “Gladiator”, spoken by General Maximus that states, “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” This is true on a couple of levels. How will you be remembered? What will people think of when they remember you. More importantly, what footsteps will you leave behind that others can follow? You could change the course of someones life.
This statement is also true in regard to how we will spend eternity. We are created as eternal beings.  What we do in life will not only determine our legacy, but will also determine how we spend our eternity.  The grace of God through Jesus Christ provides for an eternity spent with God in His wondrous glory, but you must accept it. You must surrender yourself to it. Â
How will you be thought of here on earth after you are gone? How will you be known in eternity once you move on? “What we do in life echoes in eternity.”
Credit to:
Gladiator, written by David Franzoni