Martha, Martha, Only One Thing Is Necessary!!!!

Hello Precious and Dearly Saint and Child of Our Abba Father!

“Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.  And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching.  But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.”  But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary.  Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:38-42.   

This is the classic story of Mary and Martha.  It is still very relevant today.   Martha was anxious and troubled about many things and she let them get in the way of the most important thing, sitting at Jesus’ feet and listening.   Most all people seem to struggle with this.   Mary was sitting at the feet of Jesus, she was not reading a bunch of books about Jesus, she was not studying the Old Testament scrolls, she was not listening to other teachers, she was simply sitting at the feet of Jesus listening to HIM! 

 Martha was doing everything except this and was all troubled and bothered.   Jesus is not here in the flesh today, but He is here in the Presence of the Holy Spirit.   So today, the equivalent would be to sit in the presence of the Holy Spirit.   The temptation for all people is to be troubled, anxious and distracted about many things, but Jesus said that really only one thing was necessary and that was sitting at His feet, listening to Him. 

  Many people protest about what Jesus said, and say “who then is going to do all the preparations and everything else and who is going to save the lost?”  What we fail to realize is that as we drink of the Lord’s presence, the River of His Delights, that He will lead us to do what He wants us to do and we will be infinitely more proficient because we will be lead by His voice.   Jesus said that Mary chose better than ultra busy and troubled Martha.    Jesus said that this one thing is would is most necessary.

 Do you think Jesus would say this to you and the church today?   Life is so fast paced in this 21th century.   Who will sit at His Feet, who will sit and commune with Holy Spirit?   It is different to sit at someone’s feet then it is to read books and listen to teaching on the Ipod.   How much time are we investing in fellowship with Holy Spirit, drinking from the River of His Delights?  This is not the legalistic and law driven insanity of I have to spend an hour in prayer and another hour in Bible study…..  It is about receiving His Love like you would from your fiancé before the Big Marriage day, just enjoying being in the presence of your lover! 

 For many of us, we don’t know, or haven’t known the Father’s Love in this way.   Many people teach that God gives us cancer and other illness’s to discipline and to teach us lessons.  WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     The Father’s Love is full of Joy, Delights, Pleasures, provision, good and perfect gifts……..   The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth.    As we abide in His Loving presence, He will teach our hearts the deep things of the Father’s Love; how high, and wide, and long and deep is His Love.   He will teach us how delightful, playful and Loving Jesus is in the Spirit because “In His presence is the fullness of Joy and pleasures forevermore at His right hand.” Psalms 16:11.  

 Today was day two of my journey into the deeps of the Father’s Love with the help of my timer.   I have it set to buzz and beep every five minutes so that every time it goes off, it is a reminder of how much He Loves me and I listen to Him speak to me off His Love and heaven by the Spirit!   It has been exciting!!!!!  Jesus said that Mary had chosen better, will you and I answer His call to go deeper in our fellowship with Him by the Holy Spirit?    Relationship with Him through the Spirit, NOT being busy, anxious and troubled about many things!  Mary or Martha?              SHALOM!!!!!!!!

Jerry Brown                  7-11-2013