Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Amos 5:20-25
by: Leota Stevens.
To obey is better than sacrifice. What a concept! This theme runs throughout the Old and New Testaments. This admonition is repeated due to our spiritual stubbornness.
Like the children of Israel, we are reminded that religious observances, stirring melodies, and monetary offerings given as perfunctory ritual have no positive impact on God. His heart yearns for our obedience and fellowship and to see justice and righteousness flow across our land like mighty streams of life-giving water. Parched souls blossom when their thirst is quenched by the Spirit of the Lord.