COMMENTS
Our Heavenly Father wishes us to be very attentive to His Word, and not to think for a moment that we can improve thereon, or that times and circumstances will alter the propriety of our obedience to Him. Let us hearken to the Word of the Lord and keep close to it, not fearing the results, but having faith that He who keeps us never slumbers nor sleeps, and is too wise to err, as well as is competent to meet every emergency that could possibly come upon us as a result of our obedience.
By sacrifice we understand our denial of our rights, while putting our humanity to death in God's service, to be meant. Such self-denial in efforts to serve God, though it should consume our humanity, if rendered contrary to the Lord's will, is not acceptable to God. Better are we without it, while rendering obedience, than with it in disobedience. But it is best when we render such sacrifice with obedience.
REPRINTS
Num. 14:24; 1 Sam. 12:22; 1 Chron. 28:9, 10, 20; Psa. 40:6; 51:16, 17; 69:30, 31; Prov. 21:3; Eccles. 5:1; Ezek. 9:5-10; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6-8; Matt. 9:13; Mark 12:32, 33; John 12:26; 13:17; 14:15, 21; 1 John 2:3-6.
