CHOOSE
THE GOOD PART AND BE BLESSED
Isaiah
48:17 …“I
am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you
should go.
God
instructs us for our own benefit. He wants us to profit in every area of our
lives—health, finances, career, marriage and family relationships. The Bible
says that it is God who teaches us to profit. And it is He who leads us in the
way that we should go.
God
always has our best interests at heart. We only have to sit at His feet, listen
to His Word and just have fresh, daily communion with Him, and He will make our
way fruitful (see Psalm 1:2–3).
But
we are constantly bombarded with things to do every day, like sending the kids
to school, attending a business meeting or making a sales presentation.
Likewise, in church, there are just as many important things to attend
to—ministering to the needy, reaching out to the lost and healing the sick. But
you know what? All these things will be taken care of when we sit at Jesus’
feet and listen to His Word.
What
was the Lord’s response to Martha’s complaint that her sister was sitting at
His feet and listening to Him, instead of helping her with the many tasks? “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).
Yet,
many of us are like Martha. We worry about many things. And we are so busy that
we have no time to sit at Jesus’ feet to listen to His Word and enjoy communion
with Him. When we fail to draw from Him, we end up running on our own strength,
and relying on our own flesh and wisdom to get things done. Listen, you can
never have a plan that is better than God’s!
My
friend, do you want to be led by God’s wisdom and timing in your
decision-making? Then, make it a point to choose the good part like Mary did.
Spend time with Jesus, open your Bible and say, “Lord, speak to me.” You will
find that your heavenly Father takes care of your troubles, and teaches and
leads you to profit!
Amen! Here is Hillsong with "Wonder":
Shalom in Him!
