Today I want to share something from Luke 10 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan. This is something that I have shared on this blog before, but it bears repeating often! Luke 10: 38-42 compares Mary and her sister Martha in their attitude toward JESUS and His Word!
38 Now while they were on their way, it occurred that Jesus entered a certain village, and a woman named Martha received and welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Lord’s feet and was listening to His teaching. 40 But Martha [overly occupied and too busy] was distracted with much serving; and she came up to Him and said, Lord, is it nothing to You that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me [to lend a hand and do her part along with me]! 41 But the Lord replied to her by saying, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; 42 There is need of only one. Mary has chosen the good portion [that which is to her advantage], which shall not be taken away from her.
JESUS said that of all the busyness that we can have in a day, there is only ONE THING that is needful! That one thing is to spend time in the presence of the LORD, learning His Word! How much attention do YOU give to the Word of God on any given day? Is the Bible Reading Plan something you do so that you can check it off your 'to do' list each day? Or do YOU make spending time in His presence and in His Word your top priority? Only YOU can make that choice! And only YOU can decide how much, or how little, of the Word of God you have working in your life. Again, JESUS said that this is NEEDFUL! I hope that you will make whatever adjustments are necessary to get yourself in the position of a Mary instead of a Martha! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Say The Word":
Shalom in Him!
