February 09 2025

Sunday February 09

Sitting At the Feet of Jesus

Luke 10:38-42

38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. 40 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." 41 And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."

Today we will finish our study in Luke 10. From this wonderful chapter we have learned from the sending of the seventy (vv. 1-16), that we are to be ambassadors for Christ. We are His representatives, “standing in His stead, beseeching people to be reconciled to God through the blood of His cross” (2 Corinthians 5:18-21). From the story of “Good Samaritan” (vv. 25-37), we are taught that as Christ followers, we should be “good neighbors”. We should be willing to take the time from our busy life to stop and help the person closest to us that has a need of any kind.

Now in these last verses of Luke 10, we are reminded not to forget that the most important thing that we are to be is worshippers (vv. 38-42). Before God calls us to go as ambassadors, or serve in the house (church), He calls us to worship Him. We were created for the purpose of worship! Jesus told the woman at the well in John 4:23-24, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

You can’t help but notice, especially when you study the Book of Revelation, that all of heaven and eternity is about worship. In the opening scene of heaven in Revelation 4:8-11, we find the “four living creatures” never resting day or night, as they give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!" Then the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: "You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created."

Revelation 5:13-14 ends with another worship scene: “And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: "Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!" Then the four living creatures said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.”

Yes, we are created to worship. And for sure we will worship God, or we will worship someone or something else. If we are not worshipping God, we are worshipping ourselves, money, sports, cars, houses, work, or anything that consumes our attention, time, and pocketbook. The devil, just like he did with Jesus in Luke 4:1-12, will do everything he can to distract us from worshipping our Father in heaven, and many times it is with very good and legitimate things.

Martha got distracted with her service to Jesus! She was doing something that was very good and commendable. But Jesus pointed out that she was “worried and troubled about many things (v. 41). Mary received Jesus into her home and then neglected Him as she prepared an elaborate meal that He did not need! Certainly a meal was in order, but what we do with Christ is far more important than what we do for Christ. Remember, it is not an either/or situation; it is a matter of balance. Mary had done her share of the work in the kitchen and then had gone to "feed" on the Lord's teachings. Martha felt neglected after Mary left the kitchen, and she began to complain and to suggest that neither the Lord nor Mary really cared!

Few things are as damaging to the Christian life as trying to work for Christ without taking time to commune with Christ. "For without Me ye can do nothing" (John 15:5). Mary chose the better, the good part, the part that could not be taken from her. She knew that she could not live "by bread alone" (Matt. 4:4).

Whenever we criticize others and pity ourselves because we feel overworked, we had better take time to examine our lives. Perhaps in all of our busyness, we have been ignoring the Lord. Martha's problem was not that she had too much work to do, but that she allowed her work to distract her and pull her apart. She was trying to serve with the wrong spirit! If serving Christ makes us difficult to live with, then something is terribly wrong with our service!

Today, are you taking time to “sit at the feet of Jesus”?

God bless!