Title: Obedience is Better than Sacrifice
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Obedience is better than sacrifice
Today, I lived a life full of blue like Indongcho.
It is the funeral of President Kim Dae-jung.
1. Even in a situation of despair, do not say despair.
2. Blessed are those who forgive.
3. The true evaluation of man is not man, but God.
King Saul was the first king of Israel.
From a human point of view, he has outstanding character and character,
He was a man worthy of being a king.
But after becoming king, things changed.
God made Saul
country of disbelief,
He told them to destroy the unbelieving people, Amalek.
annihilate them
(1 Samuel 15:3) Regardless of age or gender,
Destroy all beasts. You did.
But
1 Samuel 15:9 Saul and the people took the best of Agag and his sheep and cattle.
or leaving the fat and the lamb and all that is good
does not like to perish
What is worthless and insignificant is destroyed.
I became a king by the grace of God
I am a king who has lived by the grace of God
Because of disobedience, we see that we are abandoned by God.
Lessons from King Saul
1> If even a king disobeys, God will reject him.
A king is a noble position.
- That power comes from God.
But God forsakes the disobedient King Saul.
- When God forsakes us, we become miserable.
2> The thoughts of carnal people are too foolish.
God wants to bless you.
God-given blessings were missed by a few sheep and a few cows.
Deuteronomy 28:2-6 Those who obey and obey the word of the Lord
be blessed
If you go in, you will be blessed
You will be blessed even if you go out
3> Obedience is more precious than any sacrifice.
God is more pleased with the faith of obedience than with formality.
The size of obedience is equal to the size of faith.
- To have faith means to obey.
To obey means to have faith.
Why don't you bless me?
You see the measure of obedience.
He trains you to become a person of obedience.
Obedience is the beginning of blessing
Obedience is the beginning of answering prayer.
Deuteronomy 28:1 Be careful to hear the word of the LORD your God
If you keep and do all the commands I give you today,
the LORD your God
He will make you stand out above all the nations of the world.
Characteristics of a disobedient person
1> There are many negative words about difficult and difficult.
2> You color people's thoughts with your own thoughts.
3> There is no word or prayer.
4> No thanks.
5> Trying to be self-centered.
<King Saul made decisions based on his own thoughts rather than the words of God.>
Analysis of David's posture as the second king of Israel
In a word, he is an obedient person.
Why did God tell us to obey?
The point of obedience is evangelism.
Those who evangelize are filled with the Holy Spirit.
Those who evangelize are victors in spiritual warfare.
God uses those who evangelize as precious vessels.