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1 Samuel 15; 1 Samuel 16; 1 Chronicles 5; Matthew 1
Listen!
Obedience
Is Better Than Sacrifice,
Scripture
22 But Samuel replied,
“What is more pleasing to the Lord:
your burnt offerings and sacrifices
or your obedience to his voice?
Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice,
and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.
23 Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft,
and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols.
So because you have rejected the command of the Lord,
he has rejected you as king.”
Observation
Sometimes we think that just because we do things
for God that we are okay, but what God wants is our obedience. Saul knew what
God had told him to do, but Saul decided to do it his way and not God’s way.
When we choose to disobey God’s instruction and do things
our own way it is rebellion and God says that rebellion is just as bad as
witchcraft and being hardheaded is just as bad as worshiping idols.
Let’s think about that as we go about our week!
Application
I will seek to be obedient to God’s voice this week and
not do things on my own. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me as I go about this week to
listen to Your voice and help me to obey You. Don’t let me be hardheaded. Don’t
let me disobey You. I want to hear and obey You. I pray right now for a friend
who has a son that needs to turn his life over to You. Would you work in that
son’s life and would You change his heart. Give him the strength to say no to
things that are going to destroy him. Help him turn his life around and help
him to live his life for You.
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