“Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:38-42
I look around at my fellow Americans today, and it seems as though we are always “on the go”; consumed with our “have-to’s”, “need to’s”, and “want-to’s.” We “have-to” do this or that, RIGHT NOW. We “need to” do this or that, RIGHT NOW and we “want to” do this or that right now. We live in a culture that pushes urgency, and some things require urgent attention, however, do you really need to check your Facebook at the dinner table? Do you really need to respond to that text while you’re driving? When did the thoughts that are birthed in our own minds become ill equipped to occupy our time? What is so wrong with just sitting down and TALKING to one another? Not talking and texting. Pintresting, game playing, texting and talking. Youtube watching, game playing, texting and talking. Youtube watching, texting……Ok, I think you get the point. This week God has blessed me with the thought: When did we declare war on being still?
In this day and age we have more automated “stuff” than we ever had. We have more time saving devices than ever before; for the first time in human history you can know virtually anything you would like to know in .068 seconds. Why ask God when I can ask Google? Why read the Bible when I can read the commentary? Seriously, I don’t have time to wait on the Lord, I got places to be. We have more technology in place than any generation before us, yet we seem to be busier than ever. The simple fact is…we all have 24 hours in a day, we each one choose what to do with that twenty four hours, and all these gadgets and gizmos have an off button. God will not compete for your time, you must give it to him. You must be still, I must be still. A conscious decision to turn off the world and wait at the feet of Jesus, while not glamorous, is so very profitable to our spiritual wellbeing. It is good conversation and communication that keeps a relationship healthy-and Jesus wants us to pine for his time, he is ready and willing to pour out blessings, and daily load us with benefits. Not only that, you will find that your one on one time with God can be so much more entertaining than anything that comes with a cord or has a screen. So, why bring this up? Why should we be so concerned about what everybody else does with their private time? Well the truth is…I am not all that concerned, at the end of the day, people are going to do what they want to do, but let me offer this outlook before you go.
The Church is built of individuals, the stronger the individual-the stronger the Church. If you want things to get better in your community, home, church…..if you really want revival in this country. It. Starts. With. YOU………..and it starts with me. We must be the people, and if we be the people, he WILL be the God.
