Date: Wednesday, 15th November, 2023
Text: Luke 10:38-41
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
In today’s text, Martha did the right thing by opening up her home to Jesus and providing a platform for Christ to teach the word. It shows her hospitality and love for Jesus. She loved to serve but she got distracted along the line. She got so occupied with serving that she missed the important teaching of the Master.
She had a sister called Mary, who sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. Things got worse when she eventually became anxious, frustrated and troubled by much serving, so much so that she even interrupted Jesus’ teaching. She said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
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 10:38-41
Martha crowded her schedule with the non-essentials at the expense of the essential. She focused her energy on the minor and forfeited the major. What Christ actually wanted was for her to sit at his feet and learn from Him. Her busyness eventually became a hindrance.
It is like a student studying hard for electives and forsaking the compulsory courses. Many of us are so distracted in life and ministry today, and Jesus Christ is saying, “But one thing is needed.”
Learning God’s word and soaking it into our lives brings us into sweet fellowship with the Lord and supplies grace to fulfill our ministry. One word from the Lord is powerful to bring solution to those nasty challenges confronting your life. Therefore, spend quality time learning from Jesus and you will find rest for your soul.
Prayer Nugget: I receive grace to focus on the one thing required in Jesus name.