April 7th …
Every culture is fascinated by pyramids … whether Egyptian or Mayan. If they didn’t stand today in their own defense … we would deem them impossible for ancient engineers and contractors to design and build such massive structures thousands of years ago. That’s why the Great Pyramid is one of the 7 Wonders of the World!
But I look at pyramids from a different angle. Because they were built as eternal monuments to the persons they entombed, they were imagined, designed, and constructed while that individual was still living his or her life. It took builders over 30 years to construct the larger pyramids … that was just about the lifespan of the future occupant. That must have been just a little eerie … seeing your own tomb/monument being built before your very eyes!
Yet the similarities are very sobering … we are building monuments too … our lives will leave a legacy for our children and their children’s children. So … we need to be thinking and planning carefully as to how we’re building those legacies … those monuments pointing our ancestors heavenward. It will take us a lifetime to build a lasting godly legacy.
That’s why I call my presentation on priorities the “Pyramid of Priorities” … because our legacies (positive or negative) are built on our choices … and our choices are made based on our priorities. So developing a set of foundational priorities is extremely important.
But there is another reason I have chosen this title … each of the priorities … just like layers of the pyramids … are built one on top of the other. If the foundational layer is not solid … the rest of the structure will crumble …
