October 10: Luke 10:38-42
Key Verse: Luke 10:40
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!’
Devotion:
Sometimes we get too distracted by what other people are doing or not doing to be able to see what we are not doing… Mary and Martha loved Jesus and they wanted to do what they thought was right for Him at the time. Mary just wanted to soak in the majesty of the moment by sitting at Jesus feet and listening to everything He had to say, but Martha wanted to show Jesus her love for Him by waiting on Him and the other guests.
Martha took offence to what Mary was doing and what she should have been doing in her eyes… a case of concentrating on the wrong thing. Each one of us is created different from others and we will worship God in different ways. Some will love to shout out and sing for everyone to hear. Others will want to quietly site with Christ and listen without even talking or making a sound.
There is no wrong way of worshipping God if you are doing what you heart says you should be doing to glorify Him. The fact you are doing something just for God is what He is looking for – an honest reflection of what is in your heart for Him!
Jesus wanted Martha to understand we don’t have to have all the bells and whistles to make our worship better. We just have to be honest and open with our feeling for God. Others will pick up on the fact we are being honest and open and may well choose to be more open with Christ too. That is enough!
Points to Ponder:
What do you like to do to worship God?
Are you being caught up in what others are doing?