Monument or Inheritance?

 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up a pillar for himself, which is in the King's Valley. For he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance." He called the pillar after his own name. And to this day it is called Absalom's Monument.   2 Samuel 18:18 

Now ...
It is important for each of us to take time to consider 2 things NOW. Each unit of time, whether a moment, an hour, a morning, an afternoon an evening, a night or a season in your life represents a piece of your life which when past can never be retrieved. It may also be the last unit of your time on earth! Therefore you need to wisely and carefully live this precious NOW!!

In his lifetime...
The direction you set for your life and what you do in this lifetime will not only determine your eternal destiny but also the remembrance that you will leave of yourself on this earth.

had taken and set up a pillar for himself...
If you are busy setting up a pillar for yourself, it will not benefit you nor anyone else in this life or in eternity.


which is in the King's Valley...
Even if you are a King's Kid, your life will be one of defeat.

For he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance."...
If you have not imparted of yourself to anyone, your life has been unprofitable.

He called the pillar after his own name...
Your name will disappear as a vapour.

And to this day it is called Absalom's Monument...
You will only be remembered for your self-centred life!

What is the Pillar you are setting up in your lifetime?
              A          OR                     B                                       
P - Prayer                                                  R - Restlessness                        

I - Intimacy with GOD                                     A - Ambition that is selfish                            
  L - Learning  Of GOD and from GOD                 L - Lust of the eyes                                
    L - Leading others to the LORD JESUS                 L - Lust of the flesh                          
     A - Altar of sacrificial living                                 I - Self-centred I,                         
       R - resting in GOD                                       P - Pride of life                             

                 A pillar that will leave for you a Godly name or a name for yourself?

Pillar A will impact many lives and impart into many, the knowledge of GOD.

Pillar A will exalt the Name of JESUS. 

You will be bearing fruit that will last and will have many spiritual descendants!

And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.' " Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'   Exodus 3:14-15  

 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.  Proverbs 18:10