GO AFTER THE NEEDFUL

“And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou are careful and trouble about many things: but one thing is needful: and Mary had chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.’’ Luke 10:41-42.

LIGHT FOR THE NOW: when you locate the needful, do the needful to avoid being wasteful.

Martha in church is those who make the less important to matter even when it does not matter most. Life presents you with much option on what to do but you have to locate the needful and do it. Some see opportunities and close their eyes and pass by engaging themselves with other things that are not important. Martha engaged herself with what she thought was good but abandoned the needful. In church today, we have more Martha than Mary .Martha are full of activities without result. They are engage with issues of this life without paying attention the issues of life to come. You need to know that whatever does not have eternal value will depreciate with time. To Martha, physical food was more important but to Jesus, leaving him like Mary was more valuable. You must come to a point you have to places more value to your spiritual health than your physical outlook. What is the essence of the cloth on the body of he whose soul is Perish eternally? Many things you attach important to may not be needful.

There is only one thing that is important in life and that is Jesus (the Word of God). You have to choose him alone all else. The church is not to meet your needs but to show you the needful (Jesus). Martha tried to meet needs of the moment but Mary chose the needful. Jesus is the needful; the kingdom of God is needful, eternity is needful; your perfection as a saint of God is needful. Desire to go for the needful and your needs shall be met. Scripture said, seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33). You need the needful to get your needs met. When everything about your goals and visions for the year is all about the company you will build, the cars you will drive, the place you will work, the husband or wife you will marry, the school you will attend, the houses you will build, the cloths you will wear and the foods you will eat like Martha without the spiritual level you will attain, then you are not asking for the needful; but you are only concerned about the needs.

INSTRUCTION: Seek first the Kingdom of God; that is the most important thing.

PRAYER:  Lord, help me to know the most important and to go for it, in Jesus name!

QUOTE: You need the needful to get your needs met.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 15; EVENING: ESTHER CHAPTER 1