PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING
Tobit 12:8-9
Prayer is good with fasting, almsgiving, and righteousness. A few prayers with righteousness are better than many with wrongdoing. It is better to do almsgiving than to lay up gold. For almsgiving rescues one from death, and it will wash away every sin. Those who do almsgiving and are righteous will be full of life.
Personal Challenge
Living a godly and righteous life is not just about attending church services that make us feel good. If we desire to be godly and righteous before our Lord and show our appreciation for the redemption and salvation that He has bestowed upon us, then we will do those things that He asks us to do. Raphael instructs Tobit and Tobias that it is good to pray unto our God. However, he also teaches that our prayers must be accompanied by fasting, almsgiving, and righteousness. Yes, these are still acts of worship that we should be practicing today, for if we do them with the right motive in our hearts, they will draw us closer to our Lord. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
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