George Müller, who lived in the 1800s, cared for about 10,000 orphans in total in his five large orphanages. But he never allowed his huge responsibility to take him away from the Word of God. He said that every day, he would set aside time to study the scriptures until his inner man was happy in the Lord.
Once, Müller met a man who worked between 14 and 16 hours every day. He told the man, “You are destroying your health. You don’t have time for your family and, most importantly, you don’t have time to nourish your inner man with the Word of God.”
The man replied, “I hear you, but I can’t see how I can cut down my working hours and spend time in the Word because even with the 14 to 16 hours I put in each day, I still can’t put enough bread on the table for my family.”
As the man walked away, Müller said, “He doesn’t believe that if he gives time to God’s Word first, God will take care of all his needs.”
Likewise, do you really believe that every day, only one thing is needful? Even if the bills don’t get paid, the children are not making any headway in their studies and the office work is not completed, all these things can wait. Only one thing is needful—that you spend time in the Word of God.
When Martha complained to Jesus that her sister Mary had left her to serve alone (Mary was sitting at Jesus’ feet and hearing His Word), Jesus defended Mary by saying, “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” (Luke 10:41–42).
My friend, you will not lose out when you take time to sit down and listen to God’s Word. Even your health and well-being will be blessed (see Proverbs 4:22). So take time today to meditate on His Word. It will make your way prosperous (see Joshua 1:8–9), and give you divine health and good success!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
Jesus told Martha that her sister had chosen that "good part". That good part of what? That good part of life. Naturally, our daily lives come in many parts. They are broken down by family, work and even personal things like the brushing of the teeth. People prioritize the things they do. God sees. Does God see you put him after shaving or breakfast? Does God see where you prioritize your relationship with Him? Or course He does. God loves us and He wants us to love Him. When you love someone, they are your priority. That "good part" in your day is being with the Lord. Talking to Him, thanking Him and reading about Him and His Son in "The Word". It should be the first thing you do and really, it should last all day. What's more important than your relationship with your maker? You ask yourself. God loves us so much, He sent His Son to come and die for our redemption. We've become His very children and we should give our Father our unwavering attention. Father knows best and if we are smart, we want to know Him better. There's only one way, spend the time. Today, pray to your Father and tell Him that you do indeed love Him and by your deeds, you'll show Him and make Him your priority.
