SPEAKER Pastor David Kim (The Garden Christian Fellowship)
The Posture of Mary Luke 10:38-42

Before we look at the posture of Mary, we will look at the problem of Martha.
- Martha was Distracted, v.40. She was caught up in a lot of good things such as preparing a great meal for Jesus and tidying up the house, but she was distracted by the busyness of life that it kept her from building her relationship with Jesus. It kept her from intimacy with God. We all do good things that are important, however we cannot get caught up by them and lose focus of what is most important – Jesus! (Matthew 6)
- Martha was Distressed, She worried and stressed about many things, but we are too blessed to be stressed. We are worried because we don’t trust in God, but we trust ourselves. If you are worried all the time, something is definitely wrong with your relationship with yourself, others and most importantly God. Psalm 121
- Martha was Demanding, She was upset that Mary wasn’t helping her and she became spiritually unstable. When you lose your intimate connection with God, you lose your JOY. If you serve in your own strength, you will burn out.

The Right Posture of Mary
- She had the posture of a disciple of Jesus, sitting and kneeling at the teacher’s feet.
- Mary not only knelt at Jesus’ feet, but she also gave a whole year’s wage in a matter of seconds in worship to God. John 12.
- Understand that Christ is in charge of not only the heavens and the earth, but the entire universe.
- Luke 6, understand that you can only have one Lord, thus you cannot be the Lord of your life.
- Only when we acknowledge Him as Lord do we lose our life to God, Galatians 2:20.
- Lord means Lord, Lord means maximum authority has been given to Jesus and we need to learn to Listen. We need to learn to take the posture of Mary and listen to God, even if we don’t like to hear or listen to it.
- Understand that the truth is not mean, the truth is truth and it would be mean if it wasn’t told to you.
- We show God our love, by listening to him and being obedient to his Word. John 13 – there is power in obedience.
- Your relationship with God is a dynamic, two-way relationship like David’s relationship.

Jesus weighs in
- He told Martha not to lose sight of the best and most important things in her life.
- He wanted them to understand that intimacy with him is the most powerful and greatest thing to have. It provides peace, power, love, and salvation.
- While men look toward the outward things, Jesus looks towards the heart.
- Jesus wants to commune with you, so stop taking your relationship with Jesus for granted, and start having great intimacy with your Lord, your personal Savior Jesus.