September 27 - One Thing

 Read today’s texts first: Haggai 1,2; Psalms 129; Luke 10

MAXIMize YOUR DAY

Never get so busy with the details of serving,
that you miss the one reason for serving. 

Curly, the aged and saged cowpoke, held up his crooked index finger to illustrate for his new friend, Mitch, the meaning of life – “it’s just one thing!”  Of course he died before Mitch could find out what it was – so the rest of his journey was the quest to discover the one thing (City Slickers).

Fortunately, the One who created us already told us the “one thing”.  Israel missed it and Haggai, the aged prophet (likely 70 at the time) was urging the Jews, who have returned from exile, to stop rebuilding their own houses and focus on the house of God (Haggai 1:7-9).  Jesus said the same thing to Martha who was busy with the details of serving, but missed the one reason for serving (10:41).  Mary got it right.  She chose the “one thing that is needed” which was simply sitting by the feet of Jesus and “listening to what he said” (10:30).

“Lord, may I remember the one thing in the busyness of the day ahead.  May I never stray from that place at Your feet where I can hear everything You say to me.”