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C HOOSING THE G OOD P ART

L UKE 10:38-42

Text: Luke 10:42

Luke 10:42 (KJV)


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But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part,
which shall not be taken away from her.

Introduction:

I realize that today’s woman has no easy task. I know


that more appliances and conveniences are placed
within the home with the goal of making the household
chores easier. Things have certainly changed from the
time that I was a child. There were no micro-wave
ovens, icemaker refrigerators, and many of the other
modern appliances found in today’s home. However, in
spite of all these changes that supposedly add to the
convenience of the home, women today are probably
busier than at any other point in history. Expectations
for women have changed as well. Today, she is
expected to not only cook the bacon; she has to help
bring it home as well. Even though she may work 40
hours plus, she is still expected to be the main
housekeeper. She is often expected to keep the house,
cook the meals, wash the clothes, and take care of the
children. Their day is often from sunup to sundown.

Another change we have seen in recent years is the


“super mom”. This is the woman that attempts to have it

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all, a good education, a great career, and be a great
mother as well. Many women are finding that this is not
that easy. Regardless of time schedules, and calendar
organizers, there is still only 24 hours to work within a
day. I know there are occasions that I wish for 36 hours
in a day so I could get everything done as well, but
there is no such thing. With all that is expected of them,
many women try to cut corners in order to make for
time for a busy day. The problem with this is that one
aspect that often gets cut or overlooked is that of the
spiritual. Many women, (and men as well) fail to make
time for God. If they focus only on the material, and
neglect the spiritual, they will not be fulfilled and
happy. Someone once said, “It’s the woman that sets
the mood for the home.” Today’s version of that is “If
momma’s not happy, nobody’s gonna be happy.”
Today’s women, through motherhood, have the greatest
opportunity to mold the future. It was Napoleon who
once said, “The fate of a child is always the work of his
mother."

I realize that the passage I read today is not about


mothers. As far as I know, the scripture never mentions
either Martha or Mary as being mothers. That’s one
details that we may never know. We can only speculate
and wonder. Tradition sees Martha as the older sister
who was widowed and who took her brother and sister
under her care. What we do know about them was that
they lived in Bethany, just outside Jerusalem. However,
Martha and Mary were women, who faced decisions
that were important, with results that had eternal
consequences. Jesus loved both of these women; they
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were dear to Him, along with their brother, Lazarus.
Here in Luke, this is the only time they are mentioned.
We are told that Martha received Jesus into her house.
Jesus was an up and coming rabbi, Who was gathering a
following. No doubt, Martha wanted everything to be
just right, after all, some were even saying that this was
the Messiah. She was busy, working, while Mary, her
sister, was listening to the words that Jesus taught. Jesus
told Martha that Mary had chosen the best part.

1. THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN FOCUS

A. Martha was focused of serving.


"Much Serving"

B. Mary was focused on the Savior.

2. THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN FELLOWSHIP

A. Mary was as close to the Savior as she


could get. "At His feet"

1. You're as close to the Jesus as you


want to be.

B. Martha was allowing her task to draw her


away from Jesus.

(Heb 2:1) "Therefore we ought to give the more earnest


heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time
we should let them slip."

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1. How many times after we have invited
Jesus into our hearts do we allow other
things to consume us and draw our
attention away from Him?

3. THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR


FEELINGS

A. Martha was "cumbered"

1. Worried

2. Anxious

3. Distracted

4. Unrest

 This was the result of not focusing and


fellowshipping with the Savior.

 Martha had in her home the One Who could


speak peace to the storms, the Prince of Peace,
but she was not at peace.

Illustration:

I love the old hymn, “What a Friend We Have”. The


first verse reads, “What a friend we have in Jesus, all
our sins and grief’s to bear. What a privilege to carry,
everything to God in prayer. O what peace we often

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forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do
not carry everything to God in prayer.

B. Mary

The Bible doesn't say what she was feeling but we know
that she felt peaceful and was a rest.

(Isa 26:3) "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose


mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."

 Jesus said that one thing was needful.

Close:

I realize that your days are filled with activities; I


realize that your schedules are busy. But Jesus said one
thing is necessary. Martha was busy, but what would it
had mattered, in the big picture of eternity, if maybe
supper was a few minutes late? What would it have
mattered, if the biscuits were burned just a little? (I
know they didn’t eat biscuits, but I had to put that in
there). What would it have mattered, if she had
everything just perfect, and yet missed out on eternity?

You may keep an immaculate house, I hope you do, but


do you find time for the Lord? You may be moving up
the corporate ladder of success, but it is worth missing
out on eternity? Jesus told Martha, “Mary has chosen
the good part that won’t be taken away from her”. She
was making plans for eternity.

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