How Important Obedience Is
1 Samuel 15:22
Obedience is better than sacrifice..
Samuel was a prophet of God sent to anoint Saul, king of Israel. His first order from the Lord was to completely destroy the Amalekites, because they attacked God’s weakest people at the end of the line, coming up from Egypt. He was told to destroy everything they owned and spare nothing and no one. But Saul did not obey, he spared Agog the king and the best animals. He was unwilling to destroy them. Now, God was displeased with Saul for this disobedience. God knew he disobeyed and told Samuel, who then approached Saul, confronting him for the people taking the best plunder, sheep, and oxen. God was very grieved with him for this. “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice…for rebellion is as witchcraft, and stubbornness as inequity.” God therefore rejected Saul from being king. Let us always stay close to God and obey His commands for He knows what is best; He knows the beginning from the end. I have learned much from my own mistakes along the way in life. I am so glad for Jesus’s forgiveness and love. Thank you, Lord of my life. Let us join together and share our love for Him, for we are brothers and sisters in Christ. How sad it is when we go our own way!