Seek to Please the Lord

Today's devotion was written by Mary Davis, a woman in my church. She is gifted with words, both spoken and written. She seeks to please the Lord in all that she does.



"That she might walk worthy unto the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God." Colossians 1:10


"Martha, Martha, you are careful and troubled about many things." Simply put, Martha was disturbed and distracted with too much detail in preparation of Jesus' visit.


Martha, a gifted industrious woman, given to hospitality, was caught up in the moment of busyness. It would have given Jesus much pleasure to see Martha forego what she deemed necessary at the moment, and spend some quality time sitting at His feet like Mary, taking in the words of life.


In every day life, as well as individual and collective ministries, we can like Martha become distracted with too much busyness, forfeiting what Jesus called "that good part, which will not be taken away".


To sit at Jesus' feet is to learn of Him. Learning of Him is getting to know Him intimately, which brings Him much pleasure and satisfaction.


Let our goal always be to sit at Jesus' feet learning how to have an intimate love relationship with Him.


Heavenly Father, Mary, an outstanding example to all Christian women on more than one occasion, was compliant to please You. Sitting at Your feet, she learned what was truly that "good part". Martha, on the other hand was pulled away by "many things" she considered necessary for Jesus' comfort. As we endeavor to please You, help us differentiate between too much busyness and quality time spent with You, always "walking worthy of You unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, increasing in the knowledge of God". Thank you Father, amen.