Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
For the past week, I haven’t spent time reading the Word. I love that my Goodness Planner reminds me to start the day in fellowship with God through worship, Bible reading and prayer. But if I am being honest and transparent, I haven’t made the time to do any of those things, and it shows.
So today, I finally managed to be disciplined enough to continue my personal Bible reading plan, and funny enough I was directed to the story of the two sisters, Mary and Martha. God is awesome!
Upon reading it, one phrase stood out to me. After Martha complains to Jesus, He answers and says that Mary has chosen the good part, “which will not be taken away from her.”
The phrasing here made me stop and think of all the things that can be taken away from us (jobs, houses, cars, etc) especially with this whirlwind of a year we had in 2020.
Like Martha I had been busy. Busy doing things I thought were important, like organizing the upcoming curriculum for my homeschool boys. But here, Jesus is clearly telling me that I am continuously choosing the wrong thing.
I am recognizing the deep wisdom Jesus is sharing here, which ties into one of our anchor verses, Matthew 6:33: “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and everything else shall be added unto you.”
This scripture is a gateway to the supernatural, a key to opening invisible doors. We are being given the secret to next level living, which is basically an equation of spiritual math.
Here's the equation:
If you are righteous AND you are disciplined in seeking FIRST the kingdom of God THEN God will supernaturally line up everything else for you.
Righteousness + discipline (seeking first) = everything else
What I hear God say to me here, is that when we do our part – worship Him – He will provide everything else…supernaturally.
Now, I am not privy to how God will choose to show up supernaturally in your life, but He is creative! Ravens fed Elijah while he was hiding from Jezebel, water came out of rocks for Moses, and five fish and two loaves of bread fed thousands.
Remember, we serve a God who moves and can make roads in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. (Isaiah 43:19) Nothing is impossible for Him!
If you are seeking a deeper level of intimacy with God, I hope that 2021 will be a year filled with you experiencing and understanding the deep mysteries of God. A year full of Him showing up supernaturally on your behalf.
Reflection...
What can you shift in your life to make sure you’re choosing the important part in 2021?
