On what high horse did you ride in upon?

August 11th, 2026
by Pastor Jon

Luke 10: 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

Martha was a workaholic. She set the measurement by which was right or wrong. She confident enough that her side was right and she was going to get Jesus to back her up. She was so busy, she never took the time to evaluate her own state of mind. I see many Christians fall into her same traps because they never identify what they are.
1st She was distracted. Distractions keep us from a proper focus and can often cost lives. Many people these days get into major accidents due to looking at their phones rather than being responsible of several thousand pounds of steel at high rates of speed.
2nd she approached Jesus on a high horse. No humility, truly inquiring of her opinion being correct. Many Christians bring God their preconceived ideas in an unworthy manner. He is God and we are not.
3rd Martha demands Jesus rebuke Mary for the added work load upon her. This seems just but when you really look at this, Martha is commanding Jesus do what she knows is right and has belittled her sister Mary as lazy. When you come to the LORD for anything really, do you command Him? If you do, this means you already know the correct action but Jesus is slow to get on board? I don't feel confident stating this to my LORD! This is never a good idea.
4th Martha demands Jesus to tell Mary to help her. Why not just ask Mary yourself? Is it because deep down, you know Mary may be right and Martha wrong? Obviously, Martha wasn't comfortable in her own actions so she needs support from Jesus. When I make a decision, right or wrong, I own it regardless of who backs me up. Now, this hasn't always been proven the best tactic but the point being, if you are correct, you really don't need anyone's approval. I know that sounds strange since the one she sought was Jesus.
We must make statements based off Gods word where we know we have His approval every time. If it lines up with Gods word, I have all the confidence I need to stand on a particular issue. There are grey areas in life that we can not be dogmatic upon. Some Christians don't know the word of God so they really don't personally stand on issues for long. I know God is love thus I will die upon that hill. I don't need to question God if that is true.
Look, if you have to tell God to do anything about someone else, most likely, you are in the wrong. Don't you think He knows long before you do if things are wrong?