Are you spending time at the feet of Jesus?

Luke 10:41  Martha, Martha you are worried and upset about many things, but only ONE THING is needed. Mary has chosen that which is better and it will not be taken away from her.

Martha was busy for Jesus-
Martha - comes from the same root as MARA=BITTER- Since bitter was a strong taste it also means Lady Boss a strong personality. Here is a woman bitter in her efforts to earn the approval of Jesus.

Martha and Mary were sister's to Lazarus who dies.

Martha religion DISTRACTED her from a relationship.
Martha's faith was PERFORMANCE CENTERED  -She may have been seeking his approval. - She was questioning if Jesus CARED (vs 40)
Martha was SELF focused rather than JESUS FOCUSED


What we learn sitting at the feet of Jesus and listening can never be taken from us.

John 11:2  describes what Mary was doing while at the feet of Jesus. “Now Mary was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.

ARE YOU SPENDING TIME AT THE FEET OF JESUS?

These are deep truths
At the feet of Jesus we deepen our relationship to him.
At the feet of Jesus we have personal one on one talks
At the feet of Jesus we get his personal custom made answers to our deepest questions
At the feet of Jesus we communicate our deepest pains and our greatest needs
At the feet of Jesus we grow in our experiential knowledge of Him allowing us to deepen our Love
At the feet of Jesus we have intimate dialogue
At the feet of Jesus we can have our questions answered
At the feet of Jesus we can escape the distractions of lives business.


Our ministry can get out of Balance when we neglect spending meaningful intimate time with Jesus
Author AW Tozer his readers of warns of THE BARRENNESS OF A BUSY LIFE.