November 27, 2019

AS IT IS WRITTEN

Tobit 1:6

But I alone traveled frequently to Jerusalem for the feast days, as it is written for all of Israel in an everlasting ordinance. I would carry the firstfruits and the tithes of my harvest and the first-shearing.

Personal Challenge

Life is not easy. We all have challenges in our lives. Sometimes they are of our own doing, but often they are pressed upon us. It is given that while we are in these temporal bodies, the fallen world will present challenges. What is important is how we handle these challenges. In the story before this verse, we find that Tobit and his people have been captured and exiled far away from their homeland where his precious Jerusalem was. For him, because he loved his God dearly, it was very important to follow the teachings of his forefathers and return to Jerusalem for the feast days. This was not easy. It was not convenient. It cost him much time and money. But for him, it was important to exercise His spiritual beliefs. Do we live this way today? Is our God important enough to make our way to church when it is inconvenient? Do we spend time with Him when we would rather sleep in or do our own thing? Are we willing to put Him first above everything else in our lives? Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!