Today's study is incredibly powerful and convicting. Especially as women, many of us can not just relate but find ourselves in similar circumstances wearing the same shoes and attitude as Martha.
Sinclair Ferguson writes, " Martha has been 'Anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing was necessary,' (v41-42). Jesus wanted to deal with the way Martha had been distracted by the many things. The result was that she had lost her focus on Jesus himself. These things were vehicles for serving him. But in the process of Martha's serving, Jesus himself had been obscured. She had lost sight of the Savior in the service. Doing things for him had taken the place of being with him. That is after all the 'good portion' (v42)."
Truly remarkable. Even yet today, especially today it is easy to let service be what fills our cup rather than Christ himself. Our to-do list can become so big, we set aside reading the Word for a quick devotional because...we don't have time for that! We have things to get too! Or we wish the sermon on Sunday would hurry along because we have a roast in the oven and want to get home,or people are coming over and we aren't quite ready. The world tells us Jesus is not enough. It is a Jesus plus mentality. BUT God's word assures us that He is the perfect portion. He is our daily bread and water. He is our perfect peace. Jesus is not just more than enough; he is the reason we live and breathe!
It can become almost habitual to not be satisfied with Christ. We look to the Word as dull and look to things and circumstances for our satisfaction and contentment. May we choose today to repent of these things! May we pray, that Jesus is our good portion all of the days of our lives, and that His Word is the daily bread our hearts desire and consume.
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