From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is come from self-opinion.Michel Eyquem De Montaigne (1533-1592, French philosopher, essayist)
1 Samuel 15:22-23
Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has rejected you as king. (HCSB)
Submission is one of the hardest things for us as the children of Adam and Eve to accept, and it should come as no surprise to us, for we can see this problem in our family tree. Isn’t it always easy for us to come up with an alternative plan? Sometimes this is wisdom, but when it comes to God’s plans and our plans it is not an option.
In this New Year the best resolution we could all make can be summed up in one word, and that word is “Obedience.” We should all resolve to believe God’s Word and follow His plans for us to the letter, and not insert out will into the picture. As you can see in this exchange between Saul and Samuel, our plans can get us into lifelong troubles.
Let us all decide to reject the plans that satan eagerly supplies to those that have decided to be obedient to God’s Will for their lives. Satan has a alternative plan for every plan that God has for your and my life, but it is up to us to learn to discern the difference. It isn’t hard to tell the difference; Satan’s plan is the one that has you in mind and not others. I’ll bet Saul could tell you something about monuments to self…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
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