Meditate
On
…one
thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken
away from her.
Luke
10:42
Do The One Thing
When
Jesus was in the home of two sisters, Martha and Mary, Martha was busy with
much serving. Mary, on the other hand, was seated at Jesus’ feet listening to
His words. After a while, Martha got angry and said to Jesus, “Lord, do You not
care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me”
(Luke 10:40).
Based
on Middle Eastern culture, when you invite someone to your home, you ought to
prepare some food for your guest. So Martha wasn’t doing anything wrong. Yet,
Jesus’ response to Martha’s complaint was this: “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).
He gently rebuked Martha and defended Mary.
Notice
Jesus didn’t rebuke Martha for her much service. He showed her how she was
“worried and troubled about many things.” Jesus told Martha that “one thing is
needed”—sitting at His feet and listening to His words.
My
friend, if you’re troubled about many things today, take time do that one
thing—sit at Jesus’ feet and draw from Him. He wants you to draw deeply from
His inexhaustible grace, wisdom and supply. This is the only thing that is
needful, not five or 10 other things. Do you truly believe that?
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH
PRINCE
