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I have heard quite a few messages about the life stories of Mary and Martha...telling us "who" we should strive to be.
My friend James Goll is a very gifted teacher, amongst wearing many other hats...and he explains it well in his latest article.
I don't want to give it away but please read this very wise word from James. I hope this encourages and gives you great peace right where you are at! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
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"It's Time for Mary and Martha to Converge"
James W. Goll, Franklin, TN
Have you ever wrestled with whether to pray or whether to act? I propose that BOTH are needed in the Body of Christ in this hour. We need both Mary and Martha to come together in a powerful convergence.
Are you motivated by love from a pure heart? Are you a "Burning One" or a "Burned Out One"? Compassion ministry, or whatever you want to call it, can be very draining and exhausting. But it doesn't have to be. It depends on your motivation and your approach. It should not drive you, but rather God's heart should lead you. Do you see the difference? Do you live the difference?
"Thus has the Lord of hosts said, 'Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion, to each other; and do not oppress or exploit the widow or the fatherless, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise or even imagine evil in your hearts against one another.'" (Zechariah 7:9-10)
Needed: A Convergence of Mary and Martha
| "Why not pray for supernatural release for the Body—a wave of unprecedented compassion across all lands, to all people groups, tribes, tongues, and nations?" |
Remember the story about Mary and Martha? In the past, I heard that "Mary chose the better part," and that "Martha was reprimanded." I have often taught about the "Three Friends of Jesus" and how different they each were. No two friends are alike in your life and they were not in the life of Jesus either.
We need to look at these Scripture teachings on Mary and Martha a bit more closely. Part of the story takes place in John 11, and it revolves around Lazarus, who was Mary and Martha's brother. Mary was the one who had anointed Jesus' feet with perfume and wiped His feet with her hair. She was also the one who just wanted to sit at His feet and listen to Him speak, while Martha was in the kitchen preparing food (see Luke 10:38-39). There has been a lot of emphasis on Mary in recent years and the place in God she typifies. We all need to have the heart of Mary—loving to sit at His feet, period.
Martha, dear Martha! She was the one who received Jesus and welcomed Him into her house. Now, she did become distracted with much serving, and that was the point that Jesus spoke tenderly to her, redirecting her heart to the better part, to worship Him (see Luke 10:41-42). But I believe He was wooing her, drawing her to Himself, not correcting or belittling her. She had messed up, had an attitude problem, and had compared her serving and cooking to Mary's sitting. What a common error that is—a lesson many of us are still trying to learn.
When Lazarus was sick... (continue reading)
