When Jesus was in the home of
two sisters, Martha and Mary, Martha was busy with much serving. Mary,
on the other hand, was seated at Jesus’ feet listening to His words.
After a while, Martha got angry and said to Jesus, “Lord, do You not
care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to
help me” (Luke 10:40).
Based on Middle Eastern
culture, when you invite someone to your home, you ought to prepare some
food for your guest. So Martha wasn’t doing anything wrong. Yet, Jesus’
response to Martha’s complaint was this: “Martha, Martha, you are
worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and
Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her”
(Luke 10:41–42). He gently rebuked Martha and defended Mary.
Notice Jesus didn’t rebuke
Martha for her much service. He showed her how she was “worried and
troubled about many things.” Jesus told Martha that “one thing is needed”—sitting at His feet and listening to His words.
My friend, if you’re troubled
about many things today, take time do that one thing—sit at Jesus’ feet
and draw from Him. He wants you to draw deeply from His inexhaustible
grace, wisdom and supply. This is the only thing that is needful, not five or 10 other things. Do you truly believe that?
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