Luke 10:41-42 (NIV) 41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."
Psalm 84:10 (NIV) Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
1 Chronicles 16:27 (NIV) Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place.
One hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world.—David Brainerd
Men of Integrity, Vol. 2, no. 2., Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "J".
