Choose Jesus

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Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “What the world needs now”

Our Bible verse for today: “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 (NIV)

Our thought for today: “Choose Jesus”

I love the story of Mary and Martha. There’s so much for us to learn from it. For one thing, in Martha we see a clear example of how it is that good things can distract from and lead us away from the best things. Martha was a servant at heart and in this case, it was Jesus Himself who she was serving. That was a very, very good thing.

But it was not the best thing. Not now; not at this time. It was Mary who had found the best thing. She was simply sitting at the feet of Jesus learning from Him, soaking in His presence, breathing-in His peace. Martha had good but Mary had best.

The truth is that God wants to be wanted. He longs to be desired by us. That’s why He gave us the promise in Jeremiah 29:13 that “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” God wants to be chosen by us. When Jesus looked at Martha, He saw someone serving Him. When Jesus looked at Mary, He saw someone choosing Him.

I have recommended to you before the great book by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge “The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God.” It’s all about how it is that God woos us, and how He wants us to respond to His wooing by choosing Him. It’s a romance, with Him in the lead. He desires an intimate relationship with each of us and He is doing His part to draw us to Himself. But we do have to reciprocate.

Too often we’re more like Martha than Mary. We do stuff for the Lord rather than simply being with Him. Serving Him is important, but just being with Him is better. I encourage you choose the best thing. Choose Jesus. As a demonstration of your great love for Him, choose to simply be with Him.

God bless,
Pastor Jim  

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