Obedience is better than sacrifice 1 Samuel 15:22

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.