In Luk 10:38-42, we read, Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. Luk 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. Luk 10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. Luk 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: Luk 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
We see two different personality types here. The first is the Martha, Martha, type of personality. Martha was excited that Jesus came to visit. She went about preparing food, straightening up and serving her guests. She was looking carefully at what needed to be done and she went after it.
Then there was the Mary, Mary personality type. Mary, loved the words of Jesus, His glory, His majesty and mostly His divine presence. She spent her time sitting quietly at His feet so that she could learn all that He had to teach and receive anything that He had to give. She just wanted more of Jesus.
After working very hard to cook and serve Martha looked around seeing Mary sitting at His feet, she became angry that she was up working like Mary. She asked Jesus to command her to get up and help. If you will look in the last verse, the Lord did not ask Mary to get up, instead to admonished Martha to check out her priorities. Every day of your life you will likely find laundry to be done, dishes to wash, food to prepare and serve or many other common tasks around the house. However, at this time Jesus had come to share with them. It represents the anointing. When the anointing comes down, we must give reverence to the presence of the Holy Spirit. We must choose to be Mary, Mary’s and not Martha, Martha. We must let the revelation sink in that it is the anointing that we need the most.
He told us in His Word found in (Mat 6:33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Do it first, when you get up in the morning. Spend time with Him. Set a certain time and be protective of it..
How can we truly seek His Word, when we are meditating more on the natural things around us?
I believe that a primary lesson to be learned from these scriptures is that the Lord would prefer that we are Mary, Mary type personalities and not the Martha, Martha type personalities. We must be careful to “pray through” each day and not just get “through praying.” Seek Him first. Let Him be your priorities. Is all those little projects your priority or is He? You can have projects, but He must remain your priority. I challenge you with this thought. Do you really think that you can be used of God if you don’t have time to listen to Him?
In JESUS' name, AMEN
