Tuesday, 7/29/14
Today we take up that friendly relationship between Martha
and Jesus, and we poke through
what the Bible tells us, wanting to come up with details that sharpen our
mental picture of Martha, and incidentally of Jesus.
The Bible shows Martha to be a person on whom Jesus could
pay a surprise visit, bringing with him a dozen hungry companions. So, she was a highly capable person, but
not a sickeningly sweet one either. She complained loudly about her sister not
helping her with that crowd.
Now, Martha recognized that her brother Lazarus had a
greater claim than she did on the love of Jesus. She did that by the note she
sent him which said, “Master, the one whom you love is ill.”
After the arrival of Jesus on the scene, Martha, by calling
Jesus “Lord,” acknowledged the
limits of her friendship with him. She went on then to exhibit unlimited faith by
adding, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
She then went on to show that her sister’s intimate relationship with Jesus gave
rise to no jealousy. She ran to
Mary, saying, “The master is here, asking for you.”
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