Today's Reflection [ Ayah 63 , Surah Al- Baqarah]

 

  وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّورَ خُذُوا مَا آتَيْنَاكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَاذْكُرُوا مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

And [recall] when We took your covenant, [O Children of Israel, to abide by the Torah] and We raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that perhaps you may become righteous." (Quran 2:63)

Here Allah wants Bani Israel to recall the covenant which they took with Allah. They took an oath that they would follow the Torah which Allah has sent them. Allah raised the mountain at them to show them Allah power, SubhanAllah. They were asked to accept the book or be squished.

Allah says hold firmly , accept firmly what I have sent down upon you and wazkuru (abide by the book), remember and read in your heart and with your tongue. Wazkuru also includes presentation the knowledge of the book by actions.
At the beginning of surah Baqarah Allah mentions that every soul had taken a covenant with Allah. 

What is this covenant? It is to worship Him alone and to obey and follow his commands. This Ayah should remind us of our covenant. Are we taking it seriously and obeying all his commands? Are we holding on to the book sent to us by Allah ( The Quran). Are we trying to understand it and learn so that our actions show our religion?

I am sure we all must have tried to understand and implement the Quran in our daily lives but stopped due to some worldly interference and never got back to completing it. It is the shaytaan who distracts and makes us forget the importance of it. No matter how many times we stop, we have to keep striving toward it and in sha Allah, we will be rewarded by Allah for it.