Obedience is the very best way

So Samuel said:

“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,

As in obeying the voice of the Lord?

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,

And to heed than the fat of rams. – 1 Samuel 15.22

"Obedience is the very best way

To show that you believe:

Doing exactly what the Lord commands,

Doing it happily.

Action is the key--do it immediately,

The joy you will receive!

Obedience is the very best way

To show that you believe.

O-B-E-D-I-E-N-C-E (Yes, sir!)

Obedience is the very best way

To show that you believe."

This little children’s chorus is one that a lot of children know. It can be just a nice little children’s songs I suppose, but it really does have a powerful message for all of us because obedience really is the very best way to show what we believe.

To obey is better than sacrifices as Samuel said here. That means that it is better than any of our religiousity or sacraments or traditions. To obey God is the real test of our faith.

Anybody can play the religious game. Folks do it all the time. It doesn’t take anything to go through a religious service or a sacrament or whatever. Folks can get baptised and still not be obedient.

Obedience is where the rubber meets the road. We obey what we believe in.

Is our faith strong enough that we can trust God enough to obey Him?