January 10, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, January 10.
I have just one question for you today - are your Christmas decorations still up? Well, if they are, then you need to get busy! It’s the 10th day of January! Come on! Seriously, there will be no shaming coming from me. I didn’t take down my inside decorations till yesterday. And my outside lights are still up and there’s still a Santa on my front porch. I’ve heard about people that leave their Christmas lights up all year. I’m developing a profound respect for these people.
Stress. The stress that comes from things left undone. The stress and worry that comes from too many things to do. We see a picture of this in a woman named Martha, who we meet in the 10th chapter of the gospel of Luke.
38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him.[a] 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’s[b] feet and listened to what he was saying. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her, then, to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things, 42 but few things are needed—indeed only one.[c] 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, as well, about the need to set proper priorities. Yes, the work - the preparation for Jesus' visit - was important. But nothing was more important than Mary's priority - sitting at the feet of the Master.
Good words for a new year.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
