Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Delight in Sweet Jesus and let God delight in you !

Jesus came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home for Him. Her sister Mary sat at Lord's feet listening to Jesus. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. Martha came to Him and asked "Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by my self? Tell her to help me!". "Martha, Martha" the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her". The story of two sisters and Jesus reveals many spiritual mysteries. 1: Martha opened her house for Jesus; Mary opened her life for Jesus 2: Martha showed her self dependence; Mary showed her God dependence. 3: Martha prepared nourishment for Jesus; Mary sat at the feet to be nourished by Jesus. 4: Martha was boiling with her own point of view; Mary was blessed by the Lord's point of view. 5: Martha was distracted by many things, but Mary was focused on one thing. 6: Martha gets angry and defends herself; Mary's gets quiet and the Lord defends her. 7: Martha's self-righteous instinct made her instruct Jesus what to speak; Mary's self-denial produced the sweet aroma of worship. 8: Martha projected herself as the boss; but Mary found Jesus as the boss. 9: Martha got worried and got upset with Jesus, but Mary showed reverence and was happy with Jesus. 10: Martha's deeds found unworthy, Mary's deeds found praiseworthy. 11: Martha's solutions ran into problems; Mary's solutions came from Jesus. 12: Martha left Jesus to please herself; Mary left Martha to please God. 13: Martha invited and ignored the presence of Jesus; Mary sat down and celebrated the presence of Jesus. 14: Martha took herself seriously, Mary took Jesus seriously. 15: What Martha found as ministry lost its glory, but Mary chose Jesus more than ministry. Hello my friend what's your name, Martha or Mary?!!! Delight in Sweet Jesus and let God delight in you. Amen…VJ Traven