Thought of the Day !!

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. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord's feet, listening to what he taught. 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."

But the Lord said to her, "My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her."
Luke 10:38-42 (NLT)

As promised yesterday, I am spending another day on this particular passage. Yesterday we touched on the different kinds of service by the two sisters here. This morning I want to say that while the world needs to be filled with "Marthas" who are doers and who get things done, these Marthas must become "Marys" first.

What I mean is that we must begin at Jesus' feet. We must connect to Jesus to begin with and then come back to Him to reconnect on a regular basis. Mary sat at the feet of Jesus taking in what he had to say. She learned from him. She grew in him. She came to love him. In other words, she connected with him.

Many of us are "Marthas" in this world. We work in our churches. We help in ministries when asked. We clean up afterwards. But all of this is for not if we're not doing it for the right reason. Oswald Chambers wrote, "[We] slander God by our very eagerness to work for Him without knowing Him."

We can do and do and do for God. But if we forget to really get to know Him first and connect with Christ Jesus through things such as a quality prayer life and seeking Him out in Scripture, then it's all for nothing. Not only that, but sooner or later we'll wind up burning out in the process.

In the love of Christ,
greg