Celebrating the Legacy of C.S. Lewis

This date, 29 November 1898 Clive Staples Lewis was born. Forty-six years after his death, you can read not only numerous volumes of his writings, but even more volumes about him.

Why remember?

C.S. Lewis is an example of one whom God chose for a specific time and purpose. He had ignored God for years. God called to him, surrounded him with literature, and friends who told him over and over about the truth of God through Jesus. Finally, Lewis gave in.

I've heard first-hand stories of people coming to know Jesus through the writings of Lewis. Others, have returned to the Bible. Lewis was a brilliant scholar, but, in and of himself, he could never have built the legacy that he has left.

God is calling you also. He has created you to be born the day and place and way you were. He has a specific design for your life, a legacy for you to leave.

The first step of humbling yourself and accepting the sacrifice Jesus made on your behalf is vital. No amount of what we call "good" works will save you. They will never meet up to God's standards. But, once you are born into the family of God, you can begin to take on the character traits of our Father. From this relationship the good works bloom, to be remembered for all eternity.

"God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God. It's not the result of anything you've done, so no one can brag about it. God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works, which He has prepared for us to do." Ephesians 2:8-10

Your life can be a lasting legacy pointing a world in darkness to the Light. God made only one you. And, the little gift He gave you can impact the world, because your God is a great and powerful God.