“AND JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HER,
Martha,Martha,Thou Art Careful And Troubled About Many Things”.
Luke 10:41
As Jesus and His disciples went on their way,He came to a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him in her home.She had a Sister named
Mary,who sat down at the feet of the Lord and listened to His teachings.
Martha was upset over all the work she had to do, so she came and complaint to Jesus.,’Lord,don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to come and help me’.
Lord answered her,”Martha,Martha,thou art careful and troubled about many things.
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part?, which shall not be taken away from her".
Here Martha was distracted by worldly things while serving Jesus. Usually we are also serving Jesus in the same way. Martha was there in the home with Jesus but she was not sitting at His feet listening to Him.How sad? Similarly we go to church for our satisfaction and to show others our spirituality. How sad it is?
Mathew 15:8 Jesus said “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth,and honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me”.
Martha had an opportunity to serve Jesus.What a privilege. But she is doing it without any joy. Even if you go to church and worship Jesus,what if you are doing it without any happiness. She is here complaining to Jesus.Just imagine the way we complaint about others and serve Jesus without any joy but hatred in our mind to others.
Mathew 7:1 says”Judge not,that you be not judged”.
Spirit of complaining and grumbling taken over her that kill her joy of serving Jesus.Now she is manipulating the heart of Jesus by asking’ do you not care?’ She pushing her frustration on everybody around her and accusing them”” not caring”.
It is not because they don’t care but because they learnt how to serve Lord with joy.
Like Mary if we sat at the Lords feet and study it will please the Lord and HE will be near to us. So what needed to please Lord is always obey Him,trust Him,draw near to Him.
Jesus said in Mathew 11:30″For my yoke is easy,and my burden is light”..walking with Jesus and serving Him gives us joy which will not be taken away from us by Satan.
We are anxious about everything our future, health, about our children ,but Paul says in
Philippians4:6-7″ Be careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” ” And the peace of God,which pass-through all understanding,shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”.
Here Mary chose the good portion of sitting at His feet and listening to His teaching.sitting at His feet is the time we spent with Jesus without any distraction Enemy cannot steal your intimacy and fellowship with Jesus.Today we also have to choose the good portion which Satan cannot take away.
Lord Jesus give me the strength and courage to sit at your feet and listen to your teaching.Give wisdom to choose the good portion which Satan cannot take away.Increase our intimacy and love for you, Jesus. Amen
Sol.ArokiaMari, AOJ