Message summary:  Let us live life well and leave a mark on our sphere of influence, however big or small that may be. "Only one life, ’twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last".

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"For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: 'Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you'" (Romans 12:3).

Last Friday I was visiting with the employees in a company and walked into an engineering room. When Todd, the supervisor, saw me he greeted me theatrically with this proclamation, "The man, the myth, the legend".

I think that's the only time in my life I have been greeted that way! Todd is a large man about 6 foot five inches and a retired marine so it carried a lot of weight coming from him!

I have heard the phrase before but not for a long time. It sounds like something Howard Cosell (a sport's broadcaster in my younger years) would say about a prize fighter. Actually the term originated with circus-master PT Barnum. I have to admit on hearing the phrase I sucked my gut in and did my best to play the part as the others in the room got a chuckle.

But is it true?

"The Man". Well, I am indeed a man, going back to the pattern established at Creation when God made us "male and female" (Genesis 1:27). I am objectively a male. The nonsensical woke notion of being "assigned" male or female at birth because later a person might decide they want to be a different gender was unimaginable in 1954 when I made my arrival!

"The Myth". I am not a myth but I am a mist (see James 4:14). I will only be on this earth for a tiny blip in the span of eternity. At 70 life seems a long time from our current perspective but, as missionary pioneer C.T. Studd who lived 70 years wrote, "Only one life, ’twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last".

"The Legend" The dictionary defines legend as "a famous or important person who is known for doing something extremely well". I certainly don't want to be "a legend in my mind", which simply put, means I would have an exaggerated sense of my own self importance. Paul wrote in Romans 12:3, For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: "Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you".

I am not famous and any importance I have will be determined by God. But I want to live my life well and leave a mark on my sphere of influence, however big or small that may be. I don't believe we should strive to be a legend but each of us should have the desire to leave a legendary impact.

Be encouraged today!  Hebrews 3:13

Stephen & Brooksyne Weber