Obedience is better than sacrifice – Part 2

Samuel said, “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.” 1 Samuel 15:22

When you obey, you are willing to do what God wants and the focus is not self, but God. When your focus changes from self to God, that is the time, when you love God more than yourself and you obey God even if you have to sacrifice anything. That is the time when you are alive, but you are sold out for God and living only for Him. That is known as a living sacrifice. God loves a living sacrifice. The aroma coming from a living sacrifice is amazing which pleases God. Then there is a special favor on that person. God honors that individual's word, by not letting it go without any effect. But whatever that individual says, God does it.

Your word starts having power. God starts revealing mysteries to you which becomes a discovery or invention for you. Then people also want to know more of such things and follow you. God gives you fame and honor everywhere. Why not because of sacrifice but obedience.

When God asked Abraham to offer his son Isaac as an offering, by killing him. The choice was with Abraham. If he looked at self, he wouldn't have been able to obey God and there wouldn't have been a sacrifice. But Abraham obeyed God and fixed his eyes on God, when he was about to kill His son, God stopped Abraham. Then God not only blessed Abraham, but made him famous, honorable, and powerful and above all, God called Abraham His friend.

Don't try to offer sacrifices to God. It might be easy or even hard. But try to obey God. God loves obedience. There is no point you offering sacrifice and don't obey God. When you obey God you don't have to offer sacrifices. Obedience comes from a loving heart. If you love God only then will you obey God. Take the help of the Holy Spirit even in the smallest thing and obey God.

– Jimsen & Sneha