The Best Part of Life

UV 3316/10000 The Best Part of Life
But only one thing is necessary for Mary has chosen the good part that which is to her advantage, which will not be taken away from her.
Luke 10 v 42

Jesus commended Mary though he did not condemn her sister Martha for having chosen to spend time at His feet, hanging on every word He spoke, listening intently and storing it as treasures in her heart. Martha in contrast was busy with the kitchen, the caring and the cooking. These were essential part of hospitality if the guests were not to go hungry. But Mary’s spiritual hunger prompted her to overlook her obligation to help her sister with the household chores. Indeed the best part of our lives, the best part of every day is the time we spend at the feet of Jesus, experiencing His love, tasting of His goodness, enjoying His blessing.

When we have spent enough time at the feet of Jesus, enough time in fellowshipping with the Triune God, the needs of our spirit, minds and bodies are met by Him. As we seek Him first and seek Him with all our hearts, He will reveal Himself to us and add to our lives such things that we need. Martha was weighed down with the cares of life while her carefree sister had her burdens eased by taking in the word, the water of life, the eternal truth of salvation. Mary had chosen the most perfect thing to do for any human to discover the purpose of life and to go ahead and fulfill it.

The best part of life is to be intimate with the Lord, to relate with Him, to communicate with Him, to learn from Him, to absorb His wisdom. It is the greatest opportunity, the most empowering and enabling time of our lives. We cannot squander it on matters of lesser consequence, however urgent or important. We should relish and cherish it when the Lord Himself nourishes us. We live on every word that proceeds from the mouth of Jesus as conveyed, illustrated, interpreted to us by the Holy Spirit. We cannot allow any distractions or disturbances but with whole hearted and single minded focus absorb like a sponge every word and phrase spoken by the Lord. It does not mean we abdicate our responsibilities in this world but by soaking in His grace, we are better able to do it.