A Good Custom To Follow

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
(Luke 4:14-19)

Before traveling abroad, we should learn the customs and courtesies of that region, since what is acceptable at home may not be acceptable elsewhere. In the same way, we should learn the customs and courtesies of God's Kingdom. Luke tells us that Jesus regularly attended worship on the Sabbath. If we profess faith in Jesus Christ, we should follow His example by making church attendance a habit. As God's chosen children, we should also cultivate a desire to pray, worship, read His Word, share His goodness, and understand Christian customs and courtesies. Holiness is part of this way of life, for God calls us to be holy. Take time, then, to understand the customs and courtesies of His Kingdom and put them into practice.