"Mary...sat at Jesus feet,
and heard His word." (Luke 10:34)
It must have been Martha's
house that her sister Mary and their Brother Lazarus lived in. So Martha must have felt some responsibility
for the meal being served to this special guest named Jesus.
Feeling responsible, she must
have "put the big pot in the little one," as folks sometimes
say. With flour perhaps up to her elbows
she realized her sister Mary was not helping with the preparation and asked
Jesus, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve
alone?" (Luke 10:40)
Sometimes we, like Martha, get
so busy serving the Lord that we fail to spend time with the Lord. Martha was not a bad person. But for the
moment she had her priorities confused.
Serve Him? Yes. But before we serve Him as Martha did, we must spend
time at His feet in worship, as Mary did.
The best dish on the table is fellowship with the Savior.
Hear what our Lord has to say
and serve Him from the overflow. Both
Christ and you will get more out of it.
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