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Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice Right?

The Power of Disobedience

If there is anything 1 Samuel 15 has taught me today, it's the fact that disobedience to the things of God is as deadly as poison.

Disobedience by Saul cut him off from God and his reign as King to God had ended even if he was still physically a King.

I felt chills when I read that portion. It was literally God removing his hands from Saul. 

Do you know what's even worse?

When Samuel told Saul that his reign as King had ended and has been given to one who was even better than him.

Knowing that your grace, your kingship could easily be passed on to someone better because of Disobedience, because you chose not to listen to his words is a major blow. 
Heck, knowing that there's someone who can easily usurp your position, someone that God actually sees as better than you is nerve wrecking.

Funny enough, it's how Saul had already removed himself from the things of God. He had denied God three times, just like Peter, and at that moment it could even be seen that God meant nothing to him (1 Samuel 15:15, 15:21, 15:30).

Obedience is Better than Sacrifice

When we talk about this passage, a lot of things are considered. 
When in teenage class at Church, I was always told to obey, it's better than Sacrifice obviously. 
We sang songs concerning this particular phrase in toddlers class, but even then, I never really understood it, not until today.


Obedience is better than Sacrifice...

When you talk about this sentence, it literally means what it says.
Obeying God is better than any sacrifice or offering you think you could ever give to God.
God values that obedience to him much more than the offering you give.

Don't get me wrong, paying your offering and tithe in itself is a blessing and a rule given by God.

But the moment you obey his word, prosperity is  made much available to you. It's like the story of the rich priest who flaunted his wealth and the poor lady who gave a penny. She did it with obedience to what God had said.

In totality, when you obey God, it is a sweet smelling savoir in itself unto God. He blesses you for it.


We must remember that when God has said something, he never changes his mind. He stands on that word till the end.

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