I Samuel 15:22 But
Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed
is better than the fat of rams.
The words of Christ to His Father not as I will but as You
will… (Matthew26:39) demonstrate that obedience was the spiritual attitude of
Christ. True obedience begins in the interior life. Too often we are more
concerned with the things we do rather than with the attitude of our heart. In
the scripture above, Saul thought that because he had made a sacrifice to God,
he was pleasing God. But his heart was not obedient, as pointed out by Samuel.
David was described as a man after God’s own heart. (I
Samuel 13:14) In the Psalms, David said that he loved God’s law. (Psalm
119:97,127) Being obedient to God requires a diligent search of the Scriptures
so that we know what God commands. Then we need to incorporate the Word into
our lives.
Micah 6:8 provides an accurate description of what obedience
involves: He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord
require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your
God. Allow the Holy Spirit to give you the strength and power to have an
obedient heart.
Have you been sacrificing for God and calling it obedience?
God tells us in His Word that God is looking for obedience, not sacrifice.
Sometimes we work so hard for God and sacrifice so much that we forget He is
looking for a humble heart willing to simply love and follow Him.
Thought for today: What prevents me from being consistently
obedient?
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