January 10

Luke 10:41-42 (NIV)
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Martha was “serving” the Lord. That is not a bad thing. We are servants of the Lord, in fact, the word that we translate servant in the New Testament is actually “slave”. When we look at this passage sometimes we can have an either or mentality but I don’t think it is supposed to be that way. There are times that we are supposed to serve, like when Jesus fed the 5000 and told the disciples to serve them. However, when Jesus is sitting down with you and talking or teaching it is time to sit down, stop serving and listen up! Jesus was there to fellowship and teach and Martha didn’t get it. She thought that it was still serving time – it was sit down and listen time. When she asked Jesus to “make” Mary help her, Jesus told Martha what her problem was, she was “worried and upset about many things”. That is a whole study in itself. Today my encouragement is, when Jesus is ready to fellowship, shut up, stop working (even when there are things to do) and sit at His feet. IF you never come to those times (when Jesus just wants to fellowship), may I suggest that you in need of a spiritual revolution! Jesus is not like that, you are His daily delight! He wants to sit down and fellowship with you all the time!