Sacrifice is a matter of the Heart

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3

To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord:
I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts;
and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Isaiah 1:11

Just as always, God looks on the heart
The rules and particulars of sacrifices
written at great length in the Old Testament
were not in and of themselves what brought purity
What brought purity is the heartfelt honor to the Lord,
and God responding to that honor by His grace
To obey Him in each and every aspect,
To honor Him by rendering each step He laid out as important,
even if it may not seem important
He still expects the same

But Samuel declared:
Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obedience to His voice?
Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice,
and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. 1 Samuel 15:22

If you do what God wants, He is pleased
It’s easy to give something that is convenient to give
Jesus doesn’t always ask us for our best when it’s convenient
To do justice and Judgment
Soundness
Just balance
Fullness of God’s righteousness that is in your area of domain

You don’t always have a right to decide something
but you often do have an opportunity to make decisions
They can be big or small
and they can make an impact on your life or on someone else’s life
In your mind, in the way you perceive,
as they may be in your power to do

Do what is right when it is in your authority to do so
After all, God Blessed you with that authority

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good;
and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly,
and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8

Your domain is what you can control
Run your life the way God would be pleased
Do justice and walk humbly before God

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