One thing is NEEDFUL!

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 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.” Luke 10:39-40 NKJV


The lesson from Martha and Mary’s encounter with our Lord Jesus on His visit to their home is so important for us today. Mary sat at Jesus’ feet to hear His Word while Martha was busy trying to make sure that the Master was well entertained.
Martha was genuinely  busy, in fact she was the one who seemed to show reverence for our Lord yet the Bible calls it 'distraction'.


And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42


Today we have even more of those ‘many things’ that our Lord cautioned against. There are genuine and wonderful pursuits of our lives that are not necessarily ‘needful’ by God’s standard. While it’s not bad to give your best to your job, get more degrees/certificates, let us always bear in mind that all of those will be taken away from us.
Jesus described the Word as the ‘good part’ which will not be taken away from Mary. The Word bears such fruits that are not only relevant to us here, but all the way into eternity. His response to Martha is clearly a pointer to how much premium we ought to put on the Word.


Quite interestingly too, Mary’s decision to listen to the Word instead of entertaining the Master was her choice. Jesus could have called them both to come and sit, but He chose rather to let them choose what’s important.


Action Point
The choice is ours to make. Choose that ‘good part’ that will not be taken away from you.