Sitting at His Feet

One sentence in particular, stood out to me – ‘Mary, who also sat at the Jesus’ feet and heard His word.’

I wondered, ‘Why was this specifically mentioned in Luke’s narrative, and is this mentioned of anyone else?’ I discovered it is. In Acts 22:3 Paul writes, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city (Jerusalem) at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law…”  Gamaliel was a Pharisee who taught the law and was highly respected by all the Jewish people.

Home Alone

I have never, ever been home alone on Christmas Eve. As the realization washed over me, a tiny ripple of feeling sorry for myself began to trickle into my heart. 

But then, the Holy Spirit interrupted with an almost-audible whisper. “This is the perfect night to spend with Jesus.”

The Invitation

Jesus invited Peter, Andrew, James and John with these words, “Come, follow Me and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20). Come join me in My Father’s work. Their response? They immediately left everything and followed Jesus.
“Come.” Come walk on the water with Me, Peter. And Peter did, but then he saw the waves and in fear, cried out, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him. (Matthew 14:28-29)