Martha and Mary
The text we are meditating upon is from Luke 10:38-42. It is a scene from Bethany, the little village not far from Jerusalem. The home of Martha and Mary, two sisters who loved the Lord, along with their brother Lazarus.
Martha invited Jesus into her home. She was busy preparing many things for the Lord. She was distracted with all her preparations. The hustle and bustle of the kitchen was too much for her. She was annoyed that her sister was not helping her, but was sitting at the feet of Jesus, listening to His word. She complained to the Lord, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Tell her to help me.'
The Lord's reply was rather strange. He said, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things! Only a few things are necessary, really only one, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.'
I wish we could understand this. The Lord Jesus is saying, 'Only a few things are necessary.' He doesn't stop at that; He says, 'There is really only one thing necessary.' What is that? To sit at the feet of Jesus; to sit at His feet and listen to His word. We are so restless; so troubled about many things; so worried. We never stop to wait on the Lord, to sit at His feet [as it were] and hear His still small voice. Be still and know that I am God; or 'cease striving' and know that I am God, Psalm 46.10
If only we could be still, sit still, wait in His presence, be silent in the presence of the Lord. If only we could hear His voice, if only our ears were attuned to His still small voice. Lord, speak to me, give me ears to hear. We rush through our morning meditations. We don't wait for the Lord to speak to us. His are the words of eternal life. We live not by bread alone, but by the words He speaks, by hearing His voice. Faith comes by hearing His voice.
O Lord, give me a circumcised ear to hear Your voice; give me a circumcised heart to love You and desire You only.
Martha invited Jesus into her home. She was busy preparing many things for the Lord. She was distracted with all her preparations. The hustle and bustle of the kitchen was too much for her. She was annoyed that her sister was not helping her, but was sitting at the feet of Jesus, listening to His word. She complained to the Lord, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Tell her to help me.'
The Lord's reply was rather strange. He said, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things! Only a few things are necessary, really only one, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.'
I wish we could understand this. The Lord Jesus is saying, 'Only a few things are necessary.' He doesn't stop at that; He says, 'There is really only one thing necessary.' What is that? To sit at the feet of Jesus; to sit at His feet and listen to His word. We are so restless; so troubled about many things; so worried. We never stop to wait on the Lord, to sit at His feet [as it were] and hear His still small voice. Be still and know that I am God; or 'cease striving' and know that I am God, Psalm 46.10
If only we could be still, sit still, wait in His presence, be silent in the presence of the Lord. If only we could hear His voice, if only our ears were attuned to His still small voice. Lord, speak to me, give me ears to hear. We rush through our morning meditations. We don't wait for the Lord to speak to us. His are the words of eternal life. We live not by bread alone, but by the words He speaks, by hearing His voice. Faith comes by hearing His voice.
O Lord, give me a circumcised ear to hear Your voice; give me a circumcised heart to love You and desire You only.
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