So, what IS most important to you? In Luke 10:38-42 we find Jesus and his disciples traveling. They come to a village where Mary and Martha reside. The two ladies open their home to Jesus and his companions. One of the ladies gets busy in making preparations for their guests. I can just see her now. She reminds me of my mother. Hurrying around the kitchen trying to get things in order for their unexpected guests. She's asking herself, "what shall I prepare?", "do we have enought room at the table?", "where will everyone sit?". You get the idea.
Most of us would be going through the same process. As Martha is busy in the kitchen making all these preparations she notices that her sister, Mary, is not with her. Mary is not in the kitchen helping Martha prepare for the guests.
So, Martha goes to Jesus to complain. She tells the Lord that Mary should be in the kitchen with her, helping. In fact, she pleads with Jesus to intercede. Listen to the text, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself. Tell her to help me!" Martha is upset. She has all this work to do and her sister is not helping. So, she ask the Lord to chastise her sister. But, Jesus has something else to say to her. Let's listen in. In Luke 10:41 Jesus says, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things. Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her".
We can learn from this little situation in the life of Jesus and his two friends Mary and Martha. The devil is the master at bothering us and distracting us. We have Blackberry's, Internet, Daytimers, Facebook, Twitter, etc., etc. The evil one is pro at diverting our attention AWAY from what Jesus calls, "what is better". We too have become worried, bothered and upset by many things. BUT, Jesus commends Mary's decision to sit at His feet and listen to HIM.
So, I am back to my question. What is most IMPORTANT TO YOU? Martha was SO distracted. Are we SO distracted that we miss the teachings of Jesus? Do we allow the evil one to take our minutes and hours away from sitting at the feet of Jesus and to gaze at things that are unimportant to eternity.
Jesus said that Mary had chosen that which is BETTER and it will not be taken from her.
So, let us encourage each other to chose "that which is better"...choose to sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to Him and OBEY.
I am praying for you and your family.
Leonard
