Day 37 of 365: Obedience vs. Sacrifice

Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, I had so many good intentions in 2025. God and I had several conversations where I was given clear instructions on what to do. Unfortunately, I was not as successful in doing everything that God asked me to do. Has that ever happened to you? You intended to do so many things, but something else took its place.

Well, there are consequences and outcomes to every choice we make. Around the fall of last year, I kept asking myself why I was struggling so hard in different areas. The Holy Spirit reminded me of the things God asked me to do. I realized that if I had simply done those things when God asked me to that I would not be struggling as much. So when the Lord told me in October of last year to write a devotional message every day, this year, I immediately said YES!

Family, I have testimony after testimony of all of the blessings, favor, and open doors that have happened just because I chose to obey.

Scripture Passage of the Day

1 Samuel 15:22
New International Version


22 But Samuel replied:

“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, thank you for continuing to dwell with us daily. Thank you for bringing the Word of God alive so that we know how to apply God’s word in 2026. Thank you for showing and teaching me that no matter what year or time period it is, obedience is still better than sacrifice in the Lord’s eyes. May we continue to hunger and thirst for more of you, Lord. In the name of Jesus, we do pray.

And we let it be…And so it is..

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Video of the Day

“To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice”
Original Lyrics. © 2025 Denise Thornton aka MinisterNeecy. All lyric rights reserved. Harmonies by SUNO.ai.

Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Covington, GA