For most of us, this is one crazy world. So many things vie
for our limited time in each day. But let’s face it; as for many of the daily activities
we feel we just have to get done, the world won’t stop turning if we don’t get
them done. The key to surviving and striving in this chaotic society is to make
sure that we know what matters most, and to place them as priorities for our
day.
If you are a Christian, I submit that the most important thing for you to do each day is to start your day with God. In chapter 10 of the Book of Luke, the Bible talks about a time when Jesus visited the house of a woman named Martha. While He was there, she was busily working around the house. But her sister Mary, the Bible says, “sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word” (Luke 10:39). This aggravated Martha, so she complained to the Lord and asked Him to order Mary to help her. But this is how Jesus responded:
“Martha, Martha, you are careful and troubled about many things: But one things is needful: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her” (verses 41, 42).
Wow! This is such a powerful statement by our Lord. Perhaps some of Martha’s busyness was aimed at being a good host to the Lord Himself. But He says that what her sister had chosen to do—sit at His feet and hear His Word—was the one thing that really needed to be done.
So how do we “sit at His feet and hear His Word” in our home? By praying and attentively studying the Bible.
I am convinced that out of all the things we have on our calendar each day, what matters most is that we make our time with the Lord our priority. You see, when we start our day with God, we invite Him to be an active part of our day. Through prayer, we can fight and win some battles before they even manifest themselves. Through the Word of God, He speaks to us to embolden our faith and to enlighten us with truth.
Now I can imagine some of you saying in your heart that you are just too busy to do what I am suggesting. But, remember, we have already established that we must set priorities in our life. And I am telling you that what matters most in your life is that you make it a priority to start your day with God. I promise you that when you learn how to make God first in your life, you will have a much more victorious and fulfilling Christian life.
Copyright ©2012 by Frank King. All rights reserved.
If you are a Christian, I submit that the most important thing for you to do each day is to start your day with God. In chapter 10 of the Book of Luke, the Bible talks about a time when Jesus visited the house of a woman named Martha. While He was there, she was busily working around the house. But her sister Mary, the Bible says, “sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word” (Luke 10:39). This aggravated Martha, so she complained to the Lord and asked Him to order Mary to help her. But this is how Jesus responded:
“Martha, Martha, you are careful and troubled about many things: But one things is needful: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her” (verses 41, 42).
Wow! This is such a powerful statement by our Lord. Perhaps some of Martha’s busyness was aimed at being a good host to the Lord Himself. But He says that what her sister had chosen to do—sit at His feet and hear His Word—was the one thing that really needed to be done.
So how do we “sit at His feet and hear His Word” in our home? By praying and attentively studying the Bible.
I am convinced that out of all the things we have on our calendar each day, what matters most is that we make our time with the Lord our priority. You see, when we start our day with God, we invite Him to be an active part of our day. Through prayer, we can fight and win some battles before they even manifest themselves. Through the Word of God, He speaks to us to embolden our faith and to enlighten us with truth.
Now I can imagine some of you saying in your heart that you are just too busy to do what I am suggesting. But, remember, we have already established that we must set priorities in our life. And I am telling you that what matters most in your life is that you make it a priority to start your day with God. I promise you that when you learn how to make God first in your life, you will have a much more victorious and fulfilling Christian life.
Copyright ©2012 by Frank King. All rights reserved.
4 comments:
I have noticed in myself and others that we find time for what we feel is important. Lack of available time is not a reasonable excuse. If God is important I will make time to fellowship with him.
Amen. What you have stated is the bottom line. It comes down to what we value, and our personal time with God should be on the top of the list of things we highly value.
Great post. I've just written a post with a similar heading which is how I found you.
Agree with you, what we value we make time for. I love the line, "...when we start our day with God, we invite Him to be an active part of our day." I think it is so important and imperative to practising the presence throughout the day.
Thank you for your thoughts,
Steve Blundell
Thanks for reading and for commenting. As you said, what we value we make time for. By the way, I read your post at your site, and left a comment there.
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