One day at a bus stop, a stranger saw me reading my Bible and started talking to me. He said, “Before I met Jesus, I was obsessed with myself.” Then he talked about the changes he had made and the good things he had done.

But then he added, “To be honest I thought I’d feel better about myself by now.” I wasn’t surprised because everything he told me was about his busyness for God and not his relationship with God.

I think the New Testament character Martha would have understood that man’s feelings. Having invited Jesus to be a guest at her home, she got busy doing what she thought were the important things. But this meant she couldn’t focus on Jesus.

Because Mary wasn’t helping, Martha felt right asking Jesus to tell her off. It’s a mistake many of us make: we’re so busy doing good that we don’t spend time getting to know God better. I told the man at the bus stop: “Slow down and make time to know God; let the Bible tell you all about Him.”

By: Regie Keller

To Pray About . . .

Lord, help me be in Your presence each day by reading the Bible.