At times, are you like Martha? Martha, Martha.....What a busy woman she was. A first born, take charge, plan it out and get it all done! She was someone who had the gift of hospitality and loved to serve. We know this because every time we read about her, she had a house full of people. Martha is mentioned three times in the bible. First in the book of Luke 10:38-42 , where she is recorded blurting out her intense frustration to Jesus, in verse 40, “Lord don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself.” She wanted what she wanted and she wanted it her way... “make my sister help me” she exclaimed to Jesus. We see how Jesus gently corrected her attitude and showed her that her priorities, though good, were not the best. The personal attention she gave her guests should have been more important than the comforts she tried to provide for them. Her awareness to details may have kept her from seeing the whole picture....duh, the Son of God was right there!
Chaim October 2011
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