| Sitting at Jesus' Feet |
"But the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary for Mary has chosen the good part."-Luke 10:41-42. In context, Martha was getting upset that she was having to serve without her sister Mary. She proceeds to ask Jesus if He cares that her sister has left her alone to do all the prep work. This is what prompted Jesus' response in the given passage. Mary was sitting at Jesus' feet learning from Him.
Distractions. They seem to get us every time don't they? Martha was definitely being a good hostess wanting to serve our Lord Jesus but it served as a distraction in this case. It is ironic that our very acts of service can distract us from our main focus which is our Lord Jesus Christ. We need to be careful not to forsake our first love. Mary seemed to have recognized the opportunity she had to learn from Jesus. Think about that for a second. How awesome would it be to have Jesus in your house teaching you and your family one on one? Martha's desire to serve Him was only natural. Every Christian's "natural" desire should be to serve Him. However, Jesus also wants us to take time to just sit and learn from Him. He wants us to take a break if you will, to just sit at His feet and learn from Him.
Once again, just imagine for a moment Jesus knocks at your door and now He is in your house. Our natural reaction would be to serve Him which is good. But maybe tonight we should be more like Mary and choose "the good part." Acts of service to the Lord are necessary and good. But tonight, let's choose the good part, nay the best part! Before you go to bed tonight or some night this week, take some time to read a chapter out of one of the gospels, sit at Jesus' feet and learn from Him. If you have a family, do this as a family even if it is just your spouse. If you are single, read and spend some time praying over what you have read DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! PRAY ABOUT IT! LOVE Y'ALL GOD BLESS!
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