“‘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.’”
Luke 10:41-42
Whether I attribute it to nature or nurture, I have always been a person who has a hard time being still. It took me many years to establish and be faithful to having a quiet time of Bible reading and prayer. But it eventually became part of my morning routine and continues to enrich my life. One thing that helps me remain faithful in it is realizing I am not sitting alone but am in the presence of Jesus.
Jesus commended Mary for sitting at His feet listening to what He said (see v. 39). What happens when we sit with Jesus? There is conversation. There is communion and connection of spirit. There is confession, repentance, restoration. Sitting with Jesus means having true fellowship with Him.
However, things in my life or relationships that are wrong and sinful interfere with that fellowship. I must be open to Jesus and hear what He has to say about them. I may have justified them to myself, but in His presence, I must face His truth. He gently calls me back from the error of my wrong way of thinking so that our fellowship will not be broken.
Jesus commended Mary for sitting at His feet listening to what He said (see v. 39). What happens when we sit with Jesus? There is conversation. There is communion and connection of spirit. There is confession, repentance, restoration. Sitting with Jesus means having true fellowship with Him.
However, things in my life or relationships that are wrong and sinful interfere with that fellowship. I must be open to Jesus and hear what He has to say about them. I may have justified them to myself, but in His presence, I must face His truth. He gently calls me back from the error of my wrong way of thinking so that our fellowship will not be broken.
Scripture Focus
Luke 10:38-42
Insight
“He walks with me and He talks with me,/ And He tells me I am His own,/ And the joy we share as we tarry there,/ None other has ever known.” (C. Austin Miles, 1912)
Bible In A Year
- Jeremiah 7-8
- Psalm 107
- Romans 5-6