Samuel replied, “Has the Lord as much pleasure in your burnt offerings and sacrifices as in your obedience? Obedience is far better than sacrifice. He is much more interested in your listening to Him than in your offering the fat of rams to Him.”

Obedience is the key to living out the love relationship God wants to have with every living soul.

OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME. FATHER, HELP US ALL TO RECOGNIZE, EMBRACE AND OBEY YOUR VERY BEST PLAN FOR US IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES. PLEASE HELP US TO TRULY SEE THE BEAUTY OF OBEYING YOU EVEN WHEN IT DOES NOT AGREE WITH OUR IMMEDIATE DESIRES. THROUGH JESUS CHRIST WE PRAY. AMEN.

– Shared by Chet Dickson