Just Another Time Slot on Your Busy Schedule?

When the Bible tells us about Mary and Martha in Luke 10, it says that Martha was “cumbered about much serving.”  “Cumbered about” means drawn away, distracted and over-occupied.  Jesus described Martha as “careful and troubled about many things.”  Martha was busy.  She was over-booked, distracted, and troubled.  Mary recognized that the most needful thing in her schedule was sitting at Jesus’ feet and hearing His Word.  One thing we learn from this story is that what we do with Jesus is far more important than what we do for Jesus.

Sometimes in our busyness we can neglect our relationship with the Lord.  Serving can be an act of worship–or it can be just another part of our busy schedule.  It all depends on our heart.