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Lesson for July 18th
LEAVE YOUR MARK
One of my favorite childhood memories came on my 11th birthday. I received a gift that set me head and shoulders above everyone else in the neighborhood. It was something that made me the envy of all my friends. I received the coolest bicycle in the world – a real “big boy” bike. I’m telling you, it was so bright and shinny. It had a white frame with blue glitter banana seat, blue glitter handles and tassels. It did indeed make me the envy of all my friends. That bike made me the coolest kid in the neighborhood. I might as well have been flying an F-16 fighter jet. It was fast as lighting!
But the coolest thing about the bike was the blue tires. I was the only kid in town who could lay down blue streaks on the sidewalk. The other kids could only lay black. We’d all line up together, race down the sidewalk and then slam on our breaks to see who could leave the longest mark. Mine was always blue. If there was a blue streak on the sidewalk, you’d know I had been there. I had left my mark, and everybody knew whose it was.
As Christians, God calls us to leave a mark on the places that we have been, such as our schools/churches/community. We are called to influence others for Christ. Whether it is at practice, home or around the neighborhood, God calls us to live a life that reaches out to others and glorifies Him. We are called to leave marks on the people we come into contact with each day, and that mark needs to look as much like Christ as possible. So today ask yourself……What kind of mark are you leaving???????