Meditate On
And Jesus answered and said to her, “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
Take
From Jesus
You know the story—Martha was busy serving Jesus while
her sister, Mary, sat at His feet and drew from Him words of life. Martha
didn’t like it that Mary wasn’t helping her, so she complained about it to
Jesus.
Who do you think Jesus defended? He defended Mary.
Many believers think that it’s better to give than to
receive. Now, that’s true in our relationships with people. But when it comes
to our relationship with the Lord, it’s better to RECEIVE from Him than to try
to give to Him! Jesus describes Himself as the “bread of life”, in essence
telling us that He wants us to partake of Him and receive from Him all the
nourishment, strength, healing, provision and abundant life we can take!
Beloved, our Lord loves it when we take from Him. That’s
why Mary pleased Jesus. So I encourage you to be a Mary today. Our loving
Savior loves it when we draw from His unending reservoir of strength, wisdom,
favor, peace and life!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
