Date: Tuesday, 28th February, 2024
Text: Luke 10:38-42
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
We all want many things but need only a few. The things you want can be done without but the things you need are essential to your survival. In the midst of all the hustle and bustle of daily life only very few things are really needed for our spiritual and by extension physical survival.
According to today’s text, as Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “You are worried and upset about many things,but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:38-42
So many today are so busy with the non-essentials that they miss the essential. When you call for Bible Study during the week, you will hardly see a good number of attendees. The excuses they give is busyness. They have no time for both personal and corporate Bible study.
Everybody is busy but you will create time for what is important to you. This is why the Twelve Apostles gathered all the disciples together and told them, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility (of food sharing) over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” Acts 6:2-4
Action Nugget: Don’t be distracted, focus on the essentials.