PRAYER: THE FIRST, NOT THE LAST, RESORT Mary has chosen the good portion, and she shall not be deprived of it. -Luke 10:42, our transl. Every Martha needs to have been and continue to be a Mary. We need to work for the Lord with all our heart, but we need to pray first. Before we work, doesnt it make sense to listen to the One Whose love motivates us to work? (see Lk 10:39; 2 Cor 5:14) Before we do something, shouldnt we get instructions from the Lord Who tells us what to do? Its true that we shouldnt just sit there; rather, we should be doing something. However, we shouldnt just aimlessly do something, but rather first sit there in prayer. Before Jesus began His public ministry, He fasted and prayed for forty days (Mt 4:2). Before Jesus started His days work, He first prayed (Mk 1:35). Before Jesus died on the cross for our salvation, He prayed an hour in the garden of Gethsemani (Mt 26:36ff). Before the early Church began to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth, she prayed for nine days in the upper room (Acts 1:14). Before Paul began working harder than all the other apostles (1 Cor 15:10), he spent three years in Arabia and Damascus, most likely seeking Gods direction in prayer (Gal 1:17-18). Work hard, but pray first, pray on, and pray always (Lk 18:1).
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:02:22 +0000
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