“ Obedience is better than sacrifice”—those words could not be more true. When we obey God, everything eventually falls into place. God asked Abraham, who had waited many years for a child, to sacrifice that very child back to Him.
In that moment, Abraham had to make a difficult decision: to obey God, no matter how painful or confusing the request seemed. His obedience showed a deep trust in God beyond understanding, that same kind of obedience is still required of us today.
Without arguing with God, Abraham set out to do exactly what God asked of him. It almost sounds easy the way he did it, he woke up the next morning and took his son along to be sacrificed.
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Obedience seems easy until God asks something deeply personal of us. Like when He tells you to forgive someone who hurt you so badly. Suddenly, a thousand reasons come to mind why you shouldn’t forgive. She hurt me. She didn’t even apologize. Yet this is the kind of obedience God calls us to—one that obeys Him without complaint, no matter how hard His instruction feels.
Do you know what the highest form of worship is? It isn’t worship songs or music in general. It isn’t crying your heart out because a sermon deeply moved you. The highest form of worship is obedience. When we obey God and live according to His Word, we truly worship Him.
Lord, help me to be obedient to You. Give me a heart that delights in obeying You. Amen.
