DID YOU LEAVE SOMETHING TO TIE ONTO?

Working at a location on the facility team gives me a great opportunity to learn new things almost daily.  I escort electricians, plumbers, painters, appliance technicians, and security technicians on a regular basis and normally ask a few questions while escorting, to gain a better knowledge of things. 

A few days ago I had a security technician show up to install cameras.  As I began to tell him how hard some of our areas are to access he said, for some folks, it could be difficult, but sometimes you need to know what to look for before starting the job. 

He began by getting a very tall ladder and going up into the ceiling.  Pretty soon he came down with a big smile and said, "This job will be a breeze!"  

He held a string in his hand that he had pulled from the ceiling.  He explained, "Many electricians, when doing their electrical work will leave behind a string running from one side of the building to the opposite side.  They do this for electricians coming behind them to tie onto.  

This young man picked up his cable, taped it onto the string, went to the other side of the building, crawled up and found the string and started pulling.  

To my surprise, out came the cable he had tied onto.  It worked!  The technician had turned a six to eight-hour job into just a couple hours. 

Instantly I started wondering what are we leaving behind for others to tie onto that will make their lives easier?  

Are we leaving anything behind?  

Are we even thinking about those that will come behind us?  

Do we even care about those who will come behind us?  

Far too often, we live our lives for ourselves, not preparing for anyone besides ourselves.  

Let's take time to leave something behind that others can tie onto that could save them time or even save their lives.  

According to Hebrews 11, the string we need to leave behind is the string of faith.  

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, 

the evidence of things not seen.  For by 

it the elders obtained a good report.

Through faith we understand that the worlds 

were framed by the word of God, so that things 

which are seen were not made of things 

which do appear.

Hebrews 11:1-3

Following these verses listed above, is a list of all those who have gone before us that left the string of faith.  

By Faith Abel

By Faith Enoch

By Faith Moses

By Faith Abraham

By Faith Isaac

By Faith Jacob

By Faith Joseph

By faith, and you can list those related to you who left a legacy for you to grab hold of and make your pathway in life lighter.  

Don't ignore the string that was left behind, grab hold and teach others how to hold on to complete the race till we see Christ.