My obedience to gods will is more important than my relationships with others, it is more important than my perceived happiness, its more important than my convenience, its more important that what i want to do, it is more important than what i think is best for me. With misguided information and a lack of wisdom, she found herself loosing everything god afforded to her. Does the lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the lord. Please note that many links to retailers are affiliate links, which yields a commission for us. The highest service we can render to god is complete obedience. English standard version and samuel said, has the lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the lord. In 1 samuel 10, saul gets his first instruction as king. To obey is better than sacrifice city of refuge christian fellowship. Obedience is better than sacrifice you shall walk after the lord your god and fear him, and keep his commandments and obey his voice. If we sacrifice to him, then we have put him in our debt. For a while i had difficulty understanding what exactly he wanted me to talk on because all three things about to be discussed are equally important. To obey is better than trussville church of christ.
A psalm of david, when nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to bathsheba. But when you obey your calling and follow your passions, you get to take all of you for the ride. For rebellion is as serious as the sin of divination fortunetelling, and disobedience is as serious as false religion and idolatry. Men are always setting up these ways of salvation of their own, and they will run anywhere sooner than come to christ and do as god tells them. In the story, samuel is sent by god to command king saul to go out and destroy the amalekites a people who were a thorn in israels side. Jun 20, 2016 the soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to god, in order to sacrifice them to the lord your god at gilgal. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Oct 29, 2014 obedience is better than sacrifice posted on october 29, 2014 july, 2016 by minister jeanie shepard in a recent article that i published, titled speak lord for your servant is listening, the discussion was about samuels call from god into the ministry. Obedience is better than sacrifice michelle lesley. So when i am setting out to serve god in some way, it. Obeying with joy, even when we do not understand, is true obedience. Feb 24, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Because you have rejected the word of the lord, he also has rejected ayou as king.
Lessons from home obedience is better than sacrifice. The difference between obedience and sacrifice devos. Introduction samuel also said to saul, the lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over israel. May 06, 2007 to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. Abel, naaman, abraham, gideon, isaac, jacob, and the list literally goes on. Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. In todays article gods call came to abraham, along with specific. And samuel said, hath the lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the lord.
But they delighted more in the meat of sheep and oxen than they did in the smile and fellowship of god. Obedience over sacrifice sermon by greg johnson, 1 samuel 15. The lord is not impressed by acts of sacrifice which he hasnt commanded. Obedience is better than sacrifice but obedience coupled with sacrifice is beautiful. Obedience is better than sacrifice because we are letting god be god and staying in our proper place with him, the place of dependence and surrender to his goodness. Because you have rejected the word of the lord, he also has rejected you from being king. I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine where this issue came up. Obedience over sacrifice sermon by greg johnson, 1 samuel. One act of disobdience to a specific divine instruction could set you back several years. Dec 27, 2010 men are always setting up these ways of salvation of their own, and they will run anywhere sooner than come to christ and do as god tells them.
We have the ability to see revival with greater measures than any other time in the history of the church. And samuel said, has the lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the lord. Posted on october 29, 2014 july, 2016 by minister jeanie shepard. Leave a comment and samuel said, hath the lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the lord. King saul and the spoils of war i was reading 1 samuel 15 the other day and something stuck out to me about the difference between obedience and sacrifice. Sacrifice on the other hand is an attempt to gain independence from god. In 1 samuel 15, we read that king saul did not obey gods command through his prophet, samuel to follow a specific battle plan. In the story, samuel is sent by god to command king saul to go out and destroy the.
Obedience in the bible to obey is better than sacrifice. Samuel said, has yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of yahweh. You can only sacrifice so much of yourself until youre all burnt up with nothing left to offer and no hope for a brighter future. King saul is on a downward slide of disobedience and the prophet samuel is frustrated with this man he anointed as king. To obey is better than a sacrifice watchtower online library. The difference between obedience and sacrifice devos from. Until yesterday, it had been a long time since ive written a post here on the celebrationa very long time. Digging deep bible study t h e r e d e e m e d c h r i s t i a n c h u r c h o f g o d o u t l i n e 4 the chosen of the lord 1 text.
Actually, though, most of us dont care that much for either obedience or sacrifice. A life of a christian should imitate that of christ. Does the lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the lord. Ultimately, as paul states in romans 12, we are instructed tasked with obedience to present our bodies a, living sacrifice to him. Let me show you how to obey is better than sacrifice, and how to listen is better than the fat of rams. Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. Oct 18, 2012 obedience is better than sacrifice because we are letting god be god and staying in our proper place with him, the place of dependence and surrender to his goodness. Making the world better more than a conqueror more than conquerors pleasing god rather than people sacrifice.
Has the lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifice. In 1 samuel 15, saul chose to keep the amalekite king agag alive and took the plunder from the battle rather than destroy everything as god had commanded. If we had to pick one or the other, a little religious sacrifice is what many of us try to substitute for genuine obedience to god. Obedience is better than sacrifice coffee and confidence. Since you have rejected the word of jehovah, he accordingly rejects you from being king.
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the lord. Obedience is better than sacrifice comes from 1 samuel 15. I could see sauls application, he should have waited for samuel to do the sacrifice like he was told. Behold to obey is better than sacrifice and to heed than the fat of rams. To explore the importance of obedience to god over the decision to make a personal sacrifice. As a verb sacrifice is to offer something as a gift to a deity. This is, of course, a great insult to god, and therefore very displeasing in his sight. English revised version and samuel said, hath the lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the lord. Obedience is better than sacrifice jeanie shepard ministries. Obedience involves not only doing what we have heard god tell us to do.
Obedience is better than sacrifice was contrived around a real life event. Sep 14, 2015 sacrifice is not better than obedience. It is not enough to just sacrifice, because after jesus, what sacrifice can we make to please god. Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams web. Its like a woman once said to tim keller, upon realizing the gospel for the first time, i know why i want my morality to save me. Giving the chance to do it all over again latarsha forbes would have chose the former. Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. I was telling her about some of the things im doing in the interest of. Jan 02, 2015 and samuel said, hath the lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the lord. Simply do what you have been assigned or instructed to do and you will walk in the centre of divine power, where. Obedience better than sacrifice answers in genesis.
Today as i sit here in meditation with the lord, i feel such a. Because you have rejected the word of the lord, he has rejected you as king. When samuel confronted him, saul said, i did obey the lord. To obey is better than sacrifice the city of refuge. She loses one thing she treasures most in her life. I heard god say that it is only a test of your faith i thank god for blind obedience. Sacrifice always involves the choice of the person who makes the sacrifice. Posted on october 4, 2017 by geraldine fisher august 12, 2019. By norman grant on 090520 in bible study, blog, spiritual.
Putting it all together, we see several reasons why obedience to god is better than making sacrifices or offerings to him. Bringing the christian to a place where they trust gods instruction over their own wisdom. God didnt ask him to go out and perform some fantabulous deed of derring do, he told saul to go to gilgal and wait seven days. To obey is better than sacrifice chat with us, powered by livechat. Go and offer as many burnt offerings and sacrifices as you want. Jesus was the atoning sacrifice who lived following gods will until the end with absolute obedience. Why obedience is better than sacrifice ben sternke.
The lord is allowing much to come upon the nations, to get our attention to come together as a. To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. May 15, 2018 and samuel said, has the lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the lord. There is nothing that we can do which can equal or surpass that sacrifice.
As nouns the difference between obedience and sacrifice is that obedience is the quality of being obedient while sacrifice is the offering of anything to a god. To obey is better than a sacrifice watchtower online. Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. Today as i sit here in meditation with the lord, i feel such a weeping for our nation and the souls of many as god tugs away at the hearts of many. Obedience is better than sacrifice because we are letting god be god and staying in our proper place in him.
In a recent article that i published, titled speak lord for your servant is listening, the discussion was about samuels call from god into the ministry. Obedience is better than sacrifice september 14, 2015 no comments. That is how we honor god and keep his commandments. God told saul to kill everything in a battle against the amalekites. As we learned from the previous chapter, saul disobeyed god. Obedience is better than sacrifice read 1 samuel 15. Bible verses about obedience is better than sacrifice. Jul 28, 2015 behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.
Samuel said, has the lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obedience to the voice of the lord. Simply do what you have been assigned or instructed to. Obedience is better than sacrifice the celebration. Obedience to god must take precedence over difficult consequences.