All your achievements in this life…

King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭9‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬

…will come to an end just like everyone else…

Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.

‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭9‬:‭30‬-‭31‬ ‭NIV‬‬

…with no promise of a lasting legacy.

After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.

‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Life’s a bi__h and then you die.

The book of Ecclesiastes, one of King Solomon’s own works, reflects on the meaning of life and the human experience emphasizing the vanity and transience of worldly pursuits.

We become so engrossed in amassing wealth, prestige, and other definitional measures of our personal success, we often lose sight of accomplishing truly lasting measures that help ensure legacy in this world and in the one beyond.

Rehoboam, in a single generation, essentially reversed the legacy of his father Solomon.

But it was Solomon who, despite his wealth, wisdom and fame, gave us the lasting wisdom that it is all vanity, a meaningless existence in the big picture of eternity.

What maelstrom of accomplishments are you caught up in at the expense of an eternal remembrance?

Legacy matters only in the personal gifts of love, obedience, and worship you can leave not to other people, but to an eternal God.