My One Thing

My One Thing

By Marsha Iddings

Luke 10:40-42 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

I read this in my daily Bible reading recently. The New King James Version says it this way: "But Martha was distracted with much serving,..." I struggle constantly with being distracted. Sometimes I think I have attention deficit disorder. I run from one thing to the next and have so many projects and books going all at once that I don't know what to do with myself at times! It seems like nothing ever seems to get completed or if I do complete a task there are nine others that are screaming to be done. Prioritizing is a struggle for me. I am good at writing it all down on paper, but then I forget where I put the paper or I just plain forget to look at it. There are so many worthy things to be involved in or do. However, Jesus says one thing is needful.

What was the one thing that was needful? What is that good part? We see it in Luke 10:39 "And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word." I don't know about you, but when I get so busy and distracted with all the things that need to be done or get myself too involved in extra projects, one of the first things to suffer is this area. I fail to get out my Bible and read systematically through the Scriptures to find out what God wants of me for that day. According to Jesus this should be our first priority on our list. In fact He says ONE thing is needful. Before we do anything else we need to do this one thing. How are you doing with this one thing? Put it at the top of your priority list and do it first. Then see what happens with the rest of your priority list.

Dear Father, There is much that distracts me, but I desire more than anything else to make this one thing...sitting at the feet of Jesus a daily priority. Help me to make it my one thing and then see how everything else falls into place. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

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