Mary,
Sat At The Lord's Feet,
Listening
To
What He Taught.
Scripture
Luke
10
38 As
Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they
came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him
into her home.
40 But
Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came
to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my
sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and
help me.”
42 There is
only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it,
and it will not be taken away from her.”
Observation
People
are crazy busy … life is definitely flying by!
In
the midst of all of our busyness, in the middle of all of our
craziness, and on top of all of life's daily drama, God wants us to
stop, take time to open up His Word and spend time with Him – yes,
every crazy, busy, drama filled day!
Martha
was too busy to sit at Jesus' feet.
Mary,
Martha's sister, could have been just as busy as her sister but she
made a decision, a decision to stop and focus her attention on Jesus.
Every day is a
test for both of us. Every day you and I have a choice.
Do
we start, what will undoubtedly be a busy and probably crazy day, by
first stopping and spending time with Jesus, or will we be like
Martha, and totally miss out on what was most important in our day!
Having
a busy schedule is a poor excuse ... NO … let me re-phrase that,
having a busy schedule is NO EXCUSE, for us not spending time with
God and for us not opening up His Word on a daily basis.
You
and I always seem to make time to do the things we want to do.
Let's
make the decision today to put God first! Let's make time alone with
God our number one priority!
Psalm
46:10
“Be still, and know that
I am God! I will be honored
by every nation. I will be honored
throughout the world.”
Mark
1:35
Before
daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated
place to pray.
Matthew
6:6
6 But
when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and
pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees
everything, will reward you.
Matthew
6:33
33 Seek
the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he
will give you everything you need.
Application
I
will be in God's Word everyday –
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to always have the desire to spend time with You as I
start out my day. Help me to pray first. I realize that I am no
different than anyone else. It is real easy for me to think about
everything that I have to do or think that I need to do during the
day and get sidetracked away from what is most important. Help me
today to stay in touch with You all day long. Direct my steps. Help
me to make You smile!
Daily
Bible Reading: Daniel 7,8; Psalms 137; Luke 4; I Added: Luke 10;
Proverbs 21
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