when obedience means sacrifice, part II
I ended Part I with a simple question that I’ll paraphrase here: What happens when obeying God is a sacrifice to us? There was a moment in my life a few years ago, when I asked God to take away anything that was hindering my relationship with Him. Since He’s full of grace and mercy,
when obedience means sacrifice, part I
At some point during our Christian walk, we’ll either hear or read Samuel’s haunting words to Saul in 1 Samuel 15:22-23 (emphasis added): 22 But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice?Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.23 Rebellion is