I. God's Ideal
(Obedience)
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to hearken than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22
II. Man's Condition
(Sin)
The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:9
III. The Remedy
(Revival & Reformation)
And rend your heart, and not your garments,
and turn unto the LORD your God:
Joel 2:13