Take Time For What Matters

Illustration - Grandmother would work so hard for everyone to have a good time that she wasn’t having a good time with the people she was doing it for.

Illustration - accomplished man and his son’s journal were found. One day was drastically different to each of them. The father said a day wasted. All I did was go fishing with my son.

The son said, it was a glorious day. I spent the whole day with my father fishing.

Luke 10:38–42 NKJV

Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

vs. 40 - Mary was distracted (perispao- distracted, overburdened / encumbered)

Martha (grandma) was doing too much.

vs 41. - careful (merimnao - anxious; worried)

vs 42 -Mary has chosen (eklego - selected) things she was meant to do

…good part = portion

set aside for a specific purpose

share with a person who has vested interest (co-heirs)

… Will not be taken away - Grandma lost because she became distracted. The Father missed out because he was distracted.

Let's Make Time For What Matters

Let's be loved on by God.

Love God and

Love others.