Judges 10:1-2
Tola son of Puah doesn't seem to warrant much of a story. He was based in Ephraim, a central location, and judged for 23 years up to his death. When the Bible briefly mentions people like this I wonder if it is for a positive or negative reason. Is little said about him because he did little wrong or because he did little good?
Something in me, and I think it is in many of us, fears a life of obscurity. I don't want to come and go without having made a difference in the world. The desire for fame is a snare to many, because they make a difference for evil. Tola rates a mention in the Bible. Tola did his work faithfully for a long time. There wasn't much special to say about it but its impact could have been enormous.
Aspire to that, to be faithful in your work to death.
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