THIS ONE THING

THIS ONE THING!

Phil 3:10-14

10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Luke 10:42

42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Paul entered the ministry a bit later in life and was spared the brashness of youth. In fact most of the disciples were men of maturity who had been involved successfully in other ventures before God’s claim on their life. But it was Paul who offers his opinion of the most important thing and Jesus says AMEN to it. This ONE THING is a close-and-getting-closer relationship to Christ.

Paul presented a past that should remain in the past, a present full of activity and a future of even closer association with the Master. Mary might have busied herself in the kitchen with Martha but she chose the ONE THING that was essential to her which was sitting at the feet of Jesus. We do not need more stuff! We need more of Jesus!

Dear Lord, be close to me today – and let me be closer to you. AMEN