"...
To obey is better than sacrifice ..." (1 Samuel 15:22 NIV)
Sometimes we are tempted to believe that
the Christian life consists of good deeds. And of course, it is true that an
authentic Christian life is full of good deeds. James writes: "What good
is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such
faith save him?”
But our actions
must always proceed from our obedience to God's voice in our inner being.
Helping an elderly lady across the street is a good deed, but if you do it when
the lady wishes to go in the other direction, it will in any event be wrong.
God is not
primarily interested in our good deeds. He wants our obedience.
Prayer
God I want to listen to your voice within me
today. Help me to obey it whether it tells me to act or fail to act, to speak
or not speak. And if I fail in this, help me to begin anew to listen to what
You say to me.
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