Scripture: 1
Samuel 15:22 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.
Observation: Obedience is better than sacrifice. Listening and heeding first is better than
repenting and asking for forgiveness.
Application: I see this is so many areas of my life. In my food, I have felt that eating right and
exercising regularly was a sacrifice. In
truth, it is living in obedience. The
world says to biggie size, on the other hand, I know that for myself, I need to
eat a kid’s meal at the most. In another
area, I tend to paint a picture with exaggeration. I realize this is to influence others. I am better at this now than before I came
back to Christ. Still, I catch myself
and then have remorse and it nips at my heels and gives Satan a way to attack
me. In obedience, I need to speak only
the words that God provides and not my own flowery additions to things.
Prayer: Lord, you are my salvation. I am forgiven through Christ’s shed blood and
victory of death. I want to delight you
Lord. I recognize that obedience is
better than sacrifice and that they are different. Help me to know your will, so that I can
obey. Heavenly Father, I love you! I Love you!
I Love you! Thank you Lord for
this understanding.
