Proverbs 10:7
According to this verse, the way you are remembered after your death has everything to do with how you live your life now.
The memory of the just is blessed but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Let’s see if that is true. Compare the memories associated with these following names and tell me which are blessed and which are rotten.
1st col. 2nd col.
Cain and Abel
Pharaoh and Moses
Saul and David
Jezebel and Abigail
Judas and Peter
Pilate and Cornelius
Satan and Jesus
You don’t hear of anyone named after someone in the first column but you hear a number of people named after those in the second column – that’s because the memories associated with the names in the second column are blessed memories and the memories associated with the names in the first column have rotted!!
You see, how these folks lived their lives in their lifetimes affected the memories associated with their names for eternity – Abel was righteous – Moses was meek and a friend of God – David was a man after God’s own heart – Abigail was of good understanding and of a beautiful countenance – Peter loved Jesus – Cornelius feared God – and Jesus did always those things that pleased God
On the other hand, the folks with the rotten names had rotten lives – Cain’s works were evil – Pharaoh was hard hearted [he that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy] – Saul was stubborn and rebellious and rejected the word of the Lord – Jezebel was an idolater and a murderer – Judas betrayed the Lord Jesus Christ – Pilate condemned an innocent man – and Satan is a deceiver who is full of pride – all of them rotten names!!
How will they remember you? It all depends on how you live your life –
The deciding factors are based on the decisions you make and the actions you take in the following areas
The Righteousness of God – like Cain or Abel – is it right?
The Pleasure of God – like Pharaoh or Moses – does it please God?
The Word of God – like Saul or David – is it according to the word of God?
The Worship of God – like Jezebel or Abigail – does it honor God?
The Love of God – like Judas or Peter – is it out of love for God?
The Fear of God – like Pilate or Cornelius – is it in the fear of God?
The Will of God – like Satan or Jesus – is it the will of God?
Ask those 7 questions of anything you do before you do it – your answer will determine how you are remembered in eternity!!!