In our little village of Anatevka, tradition is the foundation that keeps us balanced on the precarious roof of life. Because of our traditions, we've maintained our stability for many, many years, knowing who we are and what God expects of us. God's traditions are vastly more significant than human ones, providing inherited, established, and customary patterns of His thought, action, and behavior. Through God's Spirit dwelling in us, we gain access to a thought-process that produces actions and behaviors aligned with the purpose and intent of His traditions, teaching us to be like Him. Consider one of God's fundamental traditions, His Sabbath, which is a commandment revealing His established pattern of thought, action, and behavior. God created it as an inheritance for us, and if we keep His law according to its original purpose and intent, as reinforced by His Word, we produce actions and behavior in line with His will. Following both the letter and spirit of God's Sabbath law provides the real rest found only in observing it as He intended. God's commandments establish patterns that inspire traditions among His people. If a tradition has its source in God's commandments and reflects His thoughts, actions, and behaviors, even if conceived by a human, it is a good tradition, and keeping it is right. We can say such traditions are God-inspired. Therefore, we must stand fast and hold to the traditions taught to us, whether by word or epistle, ensuring we understand how they began and how they foster a more productive relationship with God in humility and gratitude. Because of God's traditions, everyone born anew knows who he is and what God expects him to do from the heart.

Godly tradition is an essential facet of life for a Christian. The apostle Paul exhorts us in II Thessalonians 2:15 to hold fast to the traditions we have been taught in the church, referring to those traditions developed from what God has commanded in His Word. One such tradition stems from Exodus 12:40-42, which describes the night of solemn observance to the LORD for bringing the children of Israel out of Egypt, a commanded tradition to be honored by all generations. This Night To Be Much Observed is not a minor tradition but a direct instruction from Scripture to bring honor to God, as He desires His people to observe it. The origins of this tradition trace back earlier than Exodus, to Genesis, where we see God's careful vigilance over His Creation and His chosen, sanctified people. The Night To Be Much Observed emphasizes the action of a grateful people toward an ever-vigilant God, prompting us to stand up and move forward in our relationship with Him. This yearly commemoration encourages us to continue walking His path to the Kingdom in gratitude and humility. It is a feast commanded by God to be eaten by those purified through the sacrificial offering of the Passover lamb on the previous evening, coming before Him undefiled and prepared to journey to the Promised Land under His oversight. Furthermore, the Night To Be Much Observed adds clarity of purpose in keeping all seven Days of Unleavened Bread, sinless and under the watchful eye of a great God who purposes to make us like Him. Only by His oversight do we have any chance to grow into the image of Jesus Christ. By diligently seeking to honor God through keeping the letter, purpose, and intent of His traditions, which reveal His ever-watchful and merciful mind, we understand who we are and what He expects from us.