January 13, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, January 13.
We begin today with a question. Is your Christmas tree still up? Well, you need to get busy! Seriously, there will be no shaming coming from me. I didn’t take my inside decorations down till last week, and my outside lights are still up. I read on the internet (so it has to be true), that the average American takes their holiday decorations down by January 15. So, good news - you still have two days to become an average American.
I hope that my opening paragraph didn’t cause you any stress. But leaving things undone is one of the causes of stress, as is having too much to do. We find an example of this in the New Testament, exemplified by a woman named Martha. Here is her story, found in the 10th chapter of the Gospel of Luke.
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’ feet and listened to what He was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, so she came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her, then, to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things, but few things are needed - indeed only one. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
And so, Jesus is teaching Martha about the sin of worrying. And He is speaking to her about the need to set proper priorities. Yes, her work - the preparation for Jesus’ visit - was important. But nothing was more important, or would bring greater comfort, than Mary’s priority . . . sitting at the feet of the Master.
A good lesson for the new year.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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