Never Let Go

Am currently listening to "You Never Let Go" by Matt Redman

For some reason, it seems to go right along with my daily reading. Specifically the story of Mary and Martha.

Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village ; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations ; and she came up to Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone ? Then tell her to help me." But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

There are so many sermons about sitting at the feet of Jesus that have been derived from these two women. Many a lesson has been taught, and interesting one being found in Grace Rules Weblog. I was even given a whole devotional Bible-study by a friend once Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver. But today something stood out to me. Mary wasn't required to work. The rest of you are probably saying, "Duh!" - but it just stood out to me.


Perhaps it's the words to the song I've been listening to, maybe its just the word for the day as I try not to think of my dwindling finances in the face of the completely impenetrable chaos of the states unemployment office call center or the stress of a looming school semester that I cannot get my lovely advisor to contact me about to so I can register for a science class I need to graduate. Whatever it was, I finally heard it. Mary sat at the feet of Jesus knowing that whatever was needed would be provided. If she didn't want to let go of Him, he was good with that and even encouraged it. 


More than that, He never lets go of ME and actually wants me to revel in my time with him. He encourages it, He wants me to sit and ogle Him, not because it fees some great ego of His or something, but because He does. In return, he will see that my needs and wants are taken care of without stress.

Yeah yeah, its all about sitting in His presence and not being too busy to notice him, just like the Sunday school teacher said it was, but its more than that. Just like a couple of in-love 19 yr-olds that can't live without being in some sort of constant physical contact, so He wants to be with me. He's not gonna let go and I don't have to either.