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“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her” (Luke 10:42).
Mary and Martha were two sisters who lived in the same home with their brother Lazarus. One day the Lord Jesus came for a visit, and they prepared a meal for the Lord. Martha was very anxious that everything would be done right, while Mary (who had been working with Martha) went and sat down at the feet of the Lord Jesus to hear His Word. Then Martha wanted the Lord Jesus to tell Mary to come back and help her.
Sometimes we can get so taken up with doing everything just right in our lives that we neglect to read God’s Word, and pray. We can get so busy with life that our spiritual life suffers. That is what was happening to Martha.
Instead of telling Mary to go and help Martha, the Lord Jesus reminds Martha that “one thing” was “needful.” In our busy world, we have to remember our priorities, and give the Lord first place in our lives. No longer can we listen to the Lord Jesus in person, but we can read His Word and meditate on it. Then we learn more of Him, and this will be ours for all eternity. Good food is important too, but it will last only for this life. What the Lord Jesus tells us through His Word is forever.
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