There will be much serving this Christmas season and I know I can’t meet every need or carry every load, nor am I meant to, but I pray I can have a teachable heart as Martha did. I desire the intimacy Martha had with her Savior, and I don’t know how she received the rebuke of Jesus in Luke 10:41-42
But I see a changed woman who has intimacy with Jesus in this passage in John:
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.” John 11:25-27
My eyes have been opened to the truth of who Jesus is just as Martha’s were. I hope that we can have teachable hearts that are willing to listen to Jesus, that we would act on what we hear and that we would respond well to His correction when we find ourselves distracted with much serving and take our eyes off of Christ.
Final Picture of Mary & Martha:
The last time we see Mary and Martha is a beautiful picture of two women who are selflessly serving their Lord:
Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. John 12:1-3
May we serve out of a heart that is selflessly devoted to Christ. May all who are around you be touched by the fragrance of Christ. The beauty of Christ is in the fruit of the Spirit that is given to every believer love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control Gal 5:22-23
I pray that others will see in you and me that Jesus is our treasure. May we do all things with selfless devotion to Him.
21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21
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This article originally appeared at thankfulhomemaker.com.
