Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and 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 10:38-42
I have written about Mary and Martha before, but this time as I read through this short section of Scripture it hit me that despite being distracted with much serving Martha knew where to go for help. The word tells us that she approached Jesus to enlist His aid in getting her sister Mary to help her with serving.
But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me."
I am really glad that Martha went to Jesus with her problem and asked for His help. Having Jesus’ perspective has helped me so often in choosing the better part. At times, like Martha, I can feel overwhelmed, overwrought, overworked and under appreciated. I can also feel torn between various obligations and choices. It is a relief and a comfort to know that Jesus does not want us to feel like that. Mary did right, but from my perspective, Martha did too, because she brought her care-filled heart to Jesus and He relieved her of her burden. And in relieving her, he relieved us as well. She gave us all permission to bring our own careworn selves to Him and have Him choose for us at any given moment in our lives, where we should be focusing our energies.
Beloved…Go to Jesus, because in going to Him you will always be choosing the better part…the part that can never be taken away. The part that will last through this life and into eternity. Choose well. Choose Christ.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.—Matthew 6:33-34
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.—Colossians 3:1-4
For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.—1 Timothy 4:8
