I am a Martha.
Luke 10:38
I am coming to terms with this.
As a child and even a teenager, I would hear this story and think; I will always be Mary and wash His feet. Then, I became an adult. I got married, had children, and found myself getting busier, and busier. I have suddenly realized I am Martha.
Being this sister was always portrayed to me as a bad thing. Oh- you don’t want to be a Martha you wanted to be Mary. But I get Martha. I know where she was coming from. Of the two sisters, she is who I relate to the most.
Why? Because I would so often rather busy myself, than have to sit down and have a time of confession with the Lord. Or I think that if every preparation is ready, then and only then will I be able to relax and enjoy (vs. 40). I don’t think Martha was bad for what she was doing, she had just forgotten. She had busied herself with the everyday living, that she forgot the big picture. How often could this be said about any one of us? For me? A whole lot more often then I would like to admit.
I believe we need the Martha’s of the world. Don’t misinterpret what I’m saying here, Martha deserved to be reprimanded by Jesus. She should have been sitting with her Savior. Can you imagine the opportunity she missed? She missed sitting at the Saviors feet! She missed the time that was going to be gone in an instant! I believe she also realized how important He was. She wanted things to be perfect for Him, forgetting that the only thing He wanted was her.
Verse 41: “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her.”
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