October 12, 2023.

1 Samuel 15:22 Samuel said, Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Obedience is better than sacrifice.” Most people in the family of faith learn the importance and blessing of obeying God, but those who choose to disobey lose out on God’s blessings or face devastating consequences. Some people in the Bible thought they could ignore or manipulate God’s commands. One sad example is King Saul, a proud man the prophet Samuel addressed with these sober words: “To obey is better than sacrifice.

Seeds of rebellion against God’s Word and will are in every heart, and we must root them out (Rom. 3, Rom. 8). God gives us many explicit commands. Our sacrifice of time, talents, and treasure will not substitute for obedience. Oswald Chambers said, “The counterfeit of obedience is a state of mind in which you work up occasions to sacrifice yourself. 

When there is no direct command, there are often truth principles like Philippians 4:4-9 and Ephesians 4:22-32 that the Holy Spirit presses on our hearts to obey. The Spirit is our teacher and will never lead us contrary to scripture. Spurgeon said, “It is a blessed thing to be teachable as a little child, and to be willing to be taught of God; but it is a much more blessed thing still, when one has been taught, to go at once and carry out the lesson which the Master has whispered in the ear.” To “carry out the lesson” is another way to say “obey.”

Prayer : 

Search my heart oh Lord! 

Not my will but yours, amen. 

Your sister, Sylviane NGA. 

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