OUR DAILY BREAD : A SPECIAL SEAT

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October 16
Thursday


A SPECIAL SEAT

READ:
Luke 10:38-42
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I've never sat in the first-class section of an airplane. But I still hold out the hope that someday I'll get on the plane and the flight attendant will stop me and say, "Come with me. I have a special seat for you."

That's why I was pretty excited when a friend gave my sister some tickets for an event and we realized that they were for box seats. Instead of sitting shoulder to shoulder with strangers all around us, we sat in a private compartment where we could see and hear everything perfectly. That evening, we felt privileged and special.

Remember Jesus' friends, Mary and Martha? Although Martha had the opportunity to enjoy having Jesus as her guest, she soon became frustrated with her sister Mary and overwhelmed with the busyness of her preparations. Certainly understandable to a lot of us! Jesus made it clear to her, however, that sometimes it's necessary to step away from the unending pressures of life and spend undistracted time with Him. God has given us the opportunity to have personal moments with Him. By taking the time just to be with the Lord, we are fed, refreshed, and renewed.

Jesus commended Mary for taking time to sit and learn at her Savior's feet (Luke 10:41). As it turned out__she had the best seat in the house! __Cindy Hess Kasper
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``````````````````````Take time to be holy,`````````````````````
``````````````````````The world rushes on;`````````````````````
```````````````````Spend much time in secret````````````````````
```````````````````With Jesus alone. Longstaff```````````````````
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Jesus longs for our fellowship
even more than we long for His.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Luke 10:38-42*************

18 Now it happened as they
went that He entered a
certain village; and a certain
woman named Martha
welcomed him into her
house. 39 And she had a
sister called Mary, who also
sat at Jesus' feet and heard
His word. 40 But Martha was
distracted with much
serving, and she approached
Him and said, "Lord, do You
not care that my sister has
left me to serve alone?
Therefore tell her to help
me."

41 And Jesus answered and
said to her, "Martha, Martha,
you are worried and troubled
about many things. 42 But
one thing is needed and
Mary has chosen that good
part, which will not be taken
away from her."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Our quiet times sitting at Jesus' feet and learning from Him are
possible because of His death on the cross for our sin. By His
resurrection He justified us before God, and we are now seated in
the heavenly places. Paul's prayer for believers is that we grow in
our understanding of these great truths: "That you may know what
is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His
inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of
His power toward us who believe, according to the the working of His
mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from
the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places"
(Eph. 1:18-20). __Dennis Fisher