Sitting at The Feet of a King

What does it look like to, ‘sit at the feet of Jesus?’ Sisters Mary & Martha teach us in scripture, the importance of doing just that. But they had the ability to sit, physically near his feet and hear his teaching. So, for you what does it look like? In what ways do you sit at the feet of Jesus?

He tells us in Luke that Mary has chosen the good portion, by sitting at His feet. Does this mean sitting still, quietly, on the floor near a chair to physically feel you would be sitting at his feet? Does this mean being still in any physical location?

I remember hearing Beth Moore teach on how we should lie flat on the floor, face down every morning. Because lying there, first thing, allowed us to acknowledge we were nothing without God. We aren’t even able to rise, stand or sit without first yielding to His presence. A podcast I listened to this week spoke about their practice of sitting still with palms face up to give everything to God to acknowledge we can’t do it with out Him, a symbolic representation of giving him the reins. Are these ways of sitting at the feet of Jesus?

Can you imagine what the living room would have felt like while Mary sat at the feet of a king? I can envision her kneeling on the floor, leaning in and focused on every word. I can see the look on her face for her king, a look of being in awe, a look of lovingkindness. The very attribute I love most of God, His lovingkindness for me! She had to be quiet to listen to him. She had to quiet her mind while listening to Him. I envision if Martha would have been sitting at His feet, her mind would have been questioning whether everything was out for the evenings meal.

Isn’t that so easy to do! I might succeed in the physical part, of sitting in my beautifully decorated war room, but sometimes don’t mentally show up. It’s true sometimes I’m Mary but most times, I’m Martha. I’m often unable to empty my thoughts before sitting with my king. I then rush through that special time because I know my heart isn’t right. I suppose Martha could have very easily sat at His feet, even from the kitchen. Because she could have mentally emptied her thoughts and focused on His words! But according to Psalm 91,

“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”

As my pastor often mentions, to be in someone’s shadow is to be very close to that person. I’m certain, Mary was in the shadow of Jesus!

So what does sitting at the feet of Jesus look like to you? Where are you at when doing this? Does it matter? Are you showing up physically, mentally and emotionally? Are you talking to God in a lovingkindness way, in awe of who He is? Are you in Gods shadow keeping out all mental distractions? What else are you doing to sit with Jesus?

I pray we can make time today to sit at the feet of our King!