One Thing
Luke 10:38-42
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.
39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 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!”
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,
42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[a] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 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!”
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,
42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[a] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Message Notes
Busyness is not always the Devil's work; sometimes it is good work, done for the Lord, that has quietly pulled us out of the room where the Lord is.
When Jesus reduced all of life to one necessary thing, he did not name a task; he named a place, and the place was at His feet.
The one thing is never found in a schedule; it is always chosen against a schedule.
Mercy on the road has to be fed by presence in the room.
You cannot sustain the good Samaritan's road without Mary's room.
You cannot live worthy of a King you do not spend time with.
When Jesus reduced all of life to one necessary thing, he did not name a task; he named a place, and the place was at His feet.
The one thing is never found in a schedule; it is always chosen against a schedule.
Mercy on the road has to be fed by presence in the room.
You cannot sustain the good Samaritan's road without Mary's room.
You cannot live worthy of a King you do not spend time with.