What I Wish I'd Known #1 | Going back the basics of what it means to follow Christ | Jan 9, 2022 | Pastor Bill Meiter | Arizona Community Church | http://az.church | Online giving: http://az.church/give
WORRIED ABOUT ALL THE WRONG THINGS
LEARNING TO CHOOSE THE “GOOD PORTION”
Luke 10:38-42 ESV… Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 40 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.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
It has been said that about 85% of the things people worry about never come to pass.
The world would be a different place if people could be “wiser” when it comes to “worrying”!TWO SISTERS… TWO DIFFERENT CONCERNS
Mary and Martha perfectly illustrate how easy it is to be concerned about all the wrong things!
Martha had the LIVING LORD… sitting in her LIVING ROOM! But Martha let the guest in her home distract her from being a guest at Jesus’ feet!
There is nothing necessarily wrong with desiring to be a good host… Rom. 12:13; Heb. 13:2; 1 Peter 4:9
It’s when we let “lesser-good things” crowd-out “better-eternal things”... that it becomes a “very-bad thing”.CHOOSING THE GOOD PORTION
Jesus commend Mary for choosing the “good portion”... Luke 10:42
As human beings… we are naturally inclined to choose “good portions”
The rich young ruler is a great example of choosing a “bad portion”... Mark 10:17-22
The Apostle Paul warned about letting the temporal override the eternal… 1 Timothy 6:10THE DANGER OF LIVING IN THE LAND OF PLENTY
We live in the… “land of plenty”… Surrounded by “endless luxury”… In a culture that has “all the wrong priorities”... if ever there were a generation who could be focused on all the wrong things… while missing out on what truly matters… It’s our generation!
Not to mention… that we also live in a land of… 24 hour news… Non-stop sports… Endless entertainment… And round-the-clock politics!
Who do you relate more to… Mary or Martha?
What “worldly worries” keep you from “Kingdom Priorities”?
Can you think of a time when you choose the “good portion” spiritually speaking?
What can we learn from Jesus’ encounter with the rich-young ruler?
What can you do this week to focus on those things that truly matter!
