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Luke 10:38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving...
Here is a perfect contrast between two means in regards to God. One sums up religion to its very core. The other relationship. You can work completely to the point of death without experiencing the LORD. Or you can experience the LORD and then walk in the labor of love Christ has led you to do in the power of the Spirit.
I am not saying Martha is a bad woman or her heavy task focus was all wrong. What I am saying is she got into a place apart from where she needed to be, at the feet of her Master. Mary, I'm sure, wasn't no lazy person, for it surprised Martha that she left her to sit at Jesus' feet speaks volumes.
We can be of no earthly good if we don't have these heavenly encounters with our LORD. It was Martha that was distracted with much serving. Mary was focused upon Jesus. Looking unto Jesus, the Author and Completer of our faith. The time we give & spend with Jesus will never be lost or wasted. I have never heard the LORD rebuke anyone who came to Him and sat at His feet but it is well recorded of many who worked hard apart from this simple process. So why don't we spend more time at Jesus' feet? I believe them out work will be more efficient and targeted, kind of like the example of Jesus. Everywhere He went had purpose.
Here is a perfect contrast between two means in regards to God. One sums up religion to its very core. The other relationship. You can work completely to the point of death without experiencing the LORD. Or you can experience the LORD and then walk in the labor of love Christ has led you to do in the power of the Spirit.
I am not saying Martha is a bad woman or her heavy task focus was all wrong. What I am saying is she got into a place apart from where she needed to be, at the feet of her Master. Mary, I'm sure, wasn't no lazy person, for it surprised Martha that she left her to sit at Jesus' feet speaks volumes.
We can be of no earthly good if we don't have these heavenly encounters with our LORD. It was Martha that was distracted with much serving. Mary was focused upon Jesus. Looking unto Jesus, the Author and Completer of our faith. The time we give & spend with Jesus will never be lost or wasted. I have never heard the LORD rebuke anyone who came to Him and sat at His feet but it is well recorded of many who worked hard apart from this simple process. So why don't we spend more time at Jesus' feet? I believe them out work will be more efficient and targeted, kind of like the example of Jesus. Everywhere He went had purpose.
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