|| THE HIDDEN BLESSING OF OBEDIENCE ||

Words of Encouragement, July 3 2023, Ep 650
|| THE HIDDEN BLESSING OF OBEDIENCE ||

SCRIPTURES:

SAMUEL SPEAKS TO SAUL ~ 1 Samuel 15:22-23
"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 HEARKEN than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the Word of the LORD, He has also rejected you from being king.'"

IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME ~ John 14:21-24
"Whoever has My commands and KEEPS them is the one who Loves Me. The one who Loves Me will be Loved by My Father, and I too will Love them and show Myself to them.' Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, 'But, Lord, why do you intend to show Yourself to us and not to the world?' Jesus replied, 'Anyone who Loves Me will OBEY my teaching. My Father will Love them, and We will come to them and make Our home with them. Anyone who does not Love me will not OBEY My teaching. These Words you hear are not My own; they belong to the Father who sent Me."