Seated at His Feet
“Now while they were on their way, it occurred that Jesus entered a certain village, and a woman named Martha received and welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Lord’s feet and was listening to His teaching.
But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she came up to Him and said, Lord, is it nothing to You that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me!
But the Lord replied to her by saying, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things;
There is need of only one or but a few things. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:38-42
The significance of Mary seated at Jesus’ feet is that she was in a place of stillness and contentment. Mary still served as Martha did but she knew that listening to the word was more important than anything else going on around her. She took time to listen for direction, and in the process she learned to recognize the voice of the Lord.
It’s so important to be seated at His feet to listen to the word, listen to Him speak, and to hear His direction and purpose for your life. It will be harder to talk to God and get into the word if we are not doing it everyday. We must put our life on hold to fellowship with Jesus. Fellowship comes when we take the time to give Him our heart in exchange for His.
We live in a fast-paced world; always in a hurry, always too busy. Yet we serve a God that is never in a hurry. The problem is not a matter of “not having enough time to pray or read the word”. Self-discipline is what is needed. Martha was too busy running around but Mary chose to sit at His feet. Mary chose the good portion which would not be taken away from her.
When we don’t take time to hear the word or to fellowship with Jesus we begin to complain. Luke 10:40 “Lord, is it nothing to You that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me!” Martha began to look at the obstacle she was facing, instead of bringing the burden to Jesus. Trials and afflictions should bring us to the feet of Jesus.
Although Martha was trying to please Jesus with her actions, she did open her home to Jesus. Would you be willing to open your home to Jesus right now, or would you be too afraid of what He might see? God wants us to have a servants heart like Martha and at the same time be a worshipper like Mary. When you take time out daily to fellowship with Jesus, He will change your heart and your home. He will redirect us, strengthen us and refresh us.
When was the last time you worshipped at Jesus’ feet?
