I have been taking a journey through the OT (Old Testament) and recently came upon this quote from Samuel talking to Saul (the current King of Israel)
1 Samuel 15:22-23 - The Message
Then Samuel said, Do you think all God wants are sacrifices—
empty rituals just for show?
He wants you to listen to him!
Plain listening is the thing,
not staging a lavish religious production.
Not doing what God tells you
is far worse than fooling around in the occult.
Getting self-important around God
is far worse than making deals with your dead ancestors.
Because you said No to God's command,
he says No to your kingship.
Wow, Sammy says that God does not want us to sacrifice just because it is a ritual. Sambo also says that going to church and doing spiritual and religious rituals mean nothing to God if you don't listen to Him. Then Sam even goes to say that hearing from God and not following up on it is worse than getting into the occult. Saul was doing all the right things, but he was failing to listen to God.
I'm sure that after God gave the words to Samuel to speak to Saul, God might have used a line that was stolen from Him and used by the verizon cell phone guy.
Bottom Line - "Can you hear Me now?" (If we choose to say yes, God Replies) "Good"
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