A little reminder this evening: He desires obedience, not sacrifice. Are you obedient to His leading in your life? Are you obeying His commandments?
All He ever wanted was for us to obey Him; Obedience from complete devotion to Him and Love for Him. He promised blessings from obedience, not just blessings but influence.
Don’t lose out on His blessings and will for your life because of your willful disobedience. You have no idea how God wants to bless you and use you. You have no idea the wave of influence you will have on others from your obedience. Look at apostles; although it was God’s will for them to suffer because of His name, and the Lord told them ahead of time, look at how their writings have influenced and changed the whole world. That was them, and you are you. Don’t compare. But your obedience will change the world.