When Jesus came to visit, Martha was set on preparing a wonderful meal for their guest of honor. As she scurried around, busy with what "must get done", she scowled at Mary who sat at Jesus' feet and listened to Him.
"Just sitting there while I do all the work! Can't she see we have an important guest here?"
Aren't we like Martha sometimes? Worried about what we need to do to be a good Christian, what we need to do to grow in our Christlikeness, what we NEED TO DO ...
But it's Mary who had the right idea. She wasn't worried about pleasing Jesus through actions. She was just sopping up every moment she could with Him. Getting to know Him more. Getting to know how He sees things.
The more we are in Him and He in us, the more we begin to think like Him, see like Him, feel like Him. And when that happens, we just naturally DO what He would do. It's just a byproduct of a life in Christ. It's a focus on Him, not on actions.
Be a Mary, not a Martha. Amen?
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