2 Samuel 24:24
"And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver."
What costs little often means little. A sacrifice is not a sacrifice unless it costs something.
Obedience is a kind of sacrifice and an offering that means more to God than physical sacrifices. Obedience is not usually easy, in fact it is more often than not painful and hard. Why is that? Because it is a sacrifice of selfish desires. Basic obedience happens when my desire is opposite of God's command and I choose to obey His command versus my selfish desire.
However this is not the purest obedience. The purest obedience comes when before the command is given, I have already sacrifices my selfish desires and surrendered to God's will. Then when the command comes I willingly obey with a glad heart. Not from compulsion or fear of punishment, but out of love.
What does my daily obedience look like? What is my attitude behind my obedience?
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