Trophies

The things that are of true value are not those things of material value, but those thing, times, experiences, relationships that enriched our souls and the souls of others. Our true trophies are those things that will transition into eternity where rust cannot destroy and moths will not eat.
In the end we will give an account. What did we do over our life with the resources we were given by God? Will we have used them in a way that rendered an eternal profit or a temporal, brief, fleeting moment of pleasure or did we just bury it in the ground?
Did we live a life fully engaged within our culture while at the same time preserving and protecting our designation as a royal priesthood, a holy nation a peculiar people? Or, did we look, feel and act like everyone else? Were we the remnant, the treasure hidden in the field, that a man sells everything he owns with joy to acquire it? The people of God, true Israel, is God's treasure.
Did we let our light shine in a darkened world to the glory of God, or do we sit in the dark and wonder what went wrong? Are our lives full with the savoriness of the spirit of the risen Lord? Or, have we become flavorless and lukewarm. Did we provide a clear cut path for other to follow or did we simply wave those lost away from us because we failed to press on for the higher mark or strain for the goal.
God delights in His creation and he not only wants to see it restored to wholeness, but he wants you and I to work together and join with Him in this cause. If you have received the gift of God within you, He has laid hold of you for a higher purpose. God believes in you. He delights in you and He has equipped you and empowered you for works of service to the glory of God. You see YOU are HIS trophies.