There stands One among us...
John the Baptist said "There stands One among you whom you do not know." It is so easy for me to point this sentence at others and say "yeah, those people don't even know Jesus is in their midst." But what about my life? Just because I'm in a positive spiritual atmosphere and I know some relative Bible verses that does not mean I am in the place of knowing Christ.
Mary of Bethany knew. She knew who Jesus was. She knew what He was doing. She knew where He was from and where He was going. And most importantly she knew what He wanted from her and how to respond to Him...she wasted everything! She gave it all!
How did she know who He was? What was the difference between Mary and Martha? What compelled Mary to sit at Jesus' feet? Why was she so needy to be with Him? Why didn't she want to serve or learn or ask Him to bless her? She just wanted to sit and be with Him.
Jesus said that she chose the good part. She chose what He wanted her to choose. He wanted her to sit and be with Him. My prayer is for the Lord to give me the grace and wisdom to chose this for my life. That I would be able to just sit and know Him. It's such a shock to my paradigm that the Uncreated Son of God doesn't need us to do anything for Him. He really just wants us to be His friends. That's why He made a way for us by His blood. He wants us to 'sit' with Him for all eternity, but it won't always be at His feet, it will also be at His right hand.
Mary of Bethany knew. She knew who Jesus was. She knew what He was doing. She knew where He was from and where He was going. And most importantly she knew what He wanted from her and how to respond to Him...she wasted everything! She gave it all!
How did she know who He was? What was the difference between Mary and Martha? What compelled Mary to sit at Jesus' feet? Why was she so needy to be with Him? Why didn't she want to serve or learn or ask Him to bless her? She just wanted to sit and be with Him.
Jesus said that she chose the good part. She chose what He wanted her to choose. He wanted her to sit and be with Him. My prayer is for the Lord to give me the grace and wisdom to chose this for my life. That I would be able to just sit and know Him. It's such a shock to my paradigm that the Uncreated Son of God doesn't need us to do anything for Him. He really just wants us to be His friends. That's why He made a way for us by His blood. He wants us to 'sit' with Him for all eternity, but it won't always be at His feet, it will also be at His right hand.
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