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SITTING AT THE FEET OF JESUS
TUESDAY, JULY 15
Luke 10:38-42

Psalm 27

 

“But one thing is needful: and

Mary hath chosen that good part…”

 

SITTING AT THE FEET OF JESUS
 
I would let Calvin comment on this passage, “This story teaches us that wherever Christ went He did not treat Himself as a private person or seek His own convenience or pleasure, but bent all His energies to the one aim of helping others and executing the office laid on Him by the Father. Luke relates that as soon as He had been welcomed hospitably by Martha and had gone indoors, He set to work teaching and exhorting them. …
 
“Although Martha’s hospitality was praiseworthy and indeed is praised, yet Christ points out two faults in it. The first is that Martha goes too far and is extravagant. Christ preferred frugality and moderate meals, so that the godly housewife should not be put to a lot of work. The second fault was that Martha left Him and was busy with unnecessary tasks and so made Christ’s coming useless so far as she was concerned. For Luke indicates an excess when he mentions her much serving, whereas Christ was content with moderation. It was just as if someone received a prophet with honour and did no trouble to listen to him, but swamped his teaching by a great and superfluous preparation. The right way to receive prophets is to perceive the usefulness which God destines and offers to us through them. Now we see that Martha’s business was laudable, but was not faultless. An additional blemish was that Martha thought she was in the right in all this bustling activity and so despised her sister for her godly desire to learn. By this example we are warned to be careful when we are acting aright lest we should think we are better than others. …
 
“Mary hath chosen the good part. …Christ is only saying that Mary has occupied herself in a holy and useful study, from which she ought not to be dragged away. It was as if He said: ‘You would be right to reprove your sister if she had been lazy or busy with trifles or gadding after something inconsistent with her duty, and had left you with all the domestic affairs to worry about. But when she has given herself so rightly and usefully to listening to me, it is wicked to stop her. She does not get this opportunity every day.’”
 
THOUGHT: Treasure your Quiet Time with Jesus every day.

PRAYER: “Teach me to love Thy truth, For Thou art love.”

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