The Story of Two Sisters: Luke 10:38-42
“38) Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. 39) She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. 40) But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.” 41) But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; 42) but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”” Luke 10:38-42
People are wired differently. People have different priorities. Such was the case with Martha and Mary.
When Jesus and His disciples passed through their village, Martha invited them to her house. The text makes it sound like it was a spontaneous invitation, but Martha quickly turned it into a major production. She started preparing a banquet. She became distracted by her many preparations.
Meanwhile, Jesus took advantage of the occasion to teach those who were gathered. Mary was seated at His feet and listening intently. Jesus was her sole focus and attraction.
This made Martha angry. She even interrupted Jesus and asked Him to tell Mary to get up and get to work. She was certain Jesus would take her side and intervene. But that’s not what happened.
Instead Jesus used the occasion to teach Martha two important lessons about life. She became an object lesson in the practical teaching of Jesus.
The first lesson related to worries and distractions in life. Martha was creating her own stress because of unnecessary expectations. Martha had turned a cup of cold water into a major production. I love the wisdom that says; “keep it simple.”
The second lesson related to priorities in life. Nothing is more important than Jesus. We only get to spend our time once. Martha and Mary were spending their time on radically different priorities.
There would be ample time to do domestic chores. I sincerely doubt that Mary was lazy. She understood that Jesus was only in their home for a few hours. At that moment, He became her number one priority.
There is much to learn from this story. Where are your priorities? What are you allowing to squeeze Jesus out of your daily life. Are you wasting your life on futile things of your own making?
I learned a long ago that a priority is measured by what it takes to bump it off your schedule. Do you have a daily time slot set aside for Jesus and His Word that nothing bumps? Are you tithing your time and life to futile things? Are turning a cup of cold water into time consuming banquet?
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
“38) Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. 39) She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. 40) But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.” 41) But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; 42) but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”” Luke 10:38-42
People are wired differently. People have different priorities. Such was the case with Martha and Mary.
When Jesus and His disciples passed through their village, Martha invited them to her house. The text makes it sound like it was a spontaneous invitation, but Martha quickly turned it into a major production. She started preparing a banquet. She became distracted by her many preparations.
Meanwhile, Jesus took advantage of the occasion to teach those who were gathered. Mary was seated at His feet and listening intently. Jesus was her sole focus and attraction.
This made Martha angry. She even interrupted Jesus and asked Him to tell Mary to get up and get to work. She was certain Jesus would take her side and intervene. But that’s not what happened.
Instead Jesus used the occasion to teach Martha two important lessons about life. She became an object lesson in the practical teaching of Jesus.
The first lesson related to worries and distractions in life. Martha was creating her own stress because of unnecessary expectations. Martha had turned a cup of cold water into a major production. I love the wisdom that says; “keep it simple.”
The second lesson related to priorities in life. Nothing is more important than Jesus. We only get to spend our time once. Martha and Mary were spending their time on radically different priorities.
There would be ample time to do domestic chores. I sincerely doubt that Mary was lazy. She understood that Jesus was only in their home for a few hours. At that moment, He became her number one priority.
There is much to learn from this story. Where are your priorities? What are you allowing to squeeze Jesus out of your daily life. Are you wasting your life on futile things of your own making?
I learned a long ago that a priority is measured by what it takes to bump it off your schedule. Do you have a daily time slot set aside for Jesus and His Word that nothing bumps? Are you tithing your time and life to futile things? Are turning a cup of cold water into time consuming banquet?
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
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