Today’s Thought “Hey! That’s My Church Seat!” G. Ward

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said,

“Does the Lord have as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than a sacrifice,
And to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.

Ritualistic acts of the Old Testament were certainly/mostly honorable; particularly since those participants desired to be a pleasing aroma in the nostril of Holy God; but those sacrifices were temporal supplications that postponed judgment until a Most Excellent and Perfect sacrifice could be offered for mankind’s sinfulness (Heb.10:1-4).

If/when a mindset to live holy is precedent and exists among believers, they’ll celebrate the Holy One so entirely sacrificial, along with HIS righteousness through a determined compliance (i.e., obedience), that guards a spiritual and ongoing war of flesh v. Spirit (*cf. Ro.4:1-6), while yet pressing on to meet the higher calling to fulfill.