Make My Better Great!!

Matthew 10:38-42 38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" 41"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42but only one thing is needed.Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

It's so easy to get wrapped up in doing good things only to miss the best thing. Martha in verse 40 was distracted by all the preparations. How often do I allow ministry and those proverbial tings that come up to distract me from experiencing the best thing? It is so easy to be great at doing things for God instead of being a man of God. Mary got it and in verse 42 Jesus tells Martha that Mary had chosen the better course of action. What was that action? Verse 39 tells us Mary sat at the feet of Jesus listening to what He had to say. Mary was experiencing the presence of God and listening to His voice. So often I try to do ministry without experiencing the presence of God or listening to His voice. This morning I am reminded that I need to stop, sit and listen and allow God to speak to me so that I might experience His presence. You see it's not that what Martha was doing was bad, simply seeing Jesus response tells us that because Mary chose the better indicating that what Mary was doing was good but not best. I want to choose what is best so that my better might become great. Without God or His presence guiding my better it will never become great. Only God can take my better and make it great.

Father help me today to sit at your feet to hear your voice and to experience your presence as I strive to serve you faithfully today. I know that I cannot possibly serve you apart from you. Fill my life so that as I serve you, you impact the world around me.