When God says...
“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves him who follows righteousness. “(Proverbs 15:8-9 NKJV)
He declares that His delight is in our way of righteousness. He loves us so much that He abhors it when we pray and seek His counsel for help, yet we don't follow His promptings. When we turn away from His ways, we stray out of His favors, and head towards the curse in wickedness.
Our Heavenly Father loves to delight in our prayers, in our offerings, in our sacrifices and in our worships. But, its aroma is blocked by the wall of disobedience. We have to break the wall by welcoming and accepting Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior. His shed blood washes away the mud of disobedience and sin. We become righteous in His eyes. He sends the Holy Spirit to help us walk uprightly before Him. Not before the eyes of men and the world. Apart from Him, we always fail the mark (Romans 3:23).
Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ puts us right in the eyes of our heavenly Father. When we receive His Lordship by faith, the Holy Spirit bear His fruit in us. Obedience that comes from faith (Romans 1:5) is better than sacrifice. It is written: "And 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 listen than the fat of rams." (1 Samuel 15:22 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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