Friday, June 10, 2011

Feeding and Being Fed: John 11.28-37

Martha was distracted with much serving.

Luke 10.40

Martha:

The sister who serves.

Serving is not always a negative experience.

Often we get very busy with our serving.

  • We do good things
  • We help others
  • We forget our relationship with Jesus

Mary:

The sister who sits.

Sitting is not always dull.

Mary wants to be fed, to grow in faith.

She stays at Jesus’ feet

  • In sorrow. John 11
  • In adoration. John 12
  • To learn. Luke 10

Some people believe that Mary sat at Jesus feet because he was her rabbi.

That is-

She was becoming a disciple

She was preparing for ministry

Take Away Point:

Christians must maintain a balance between

Serving and

Being served.

For further reading:

Monday: Luke 10.38-42

Tuesday: John 12.1-7

Wednesday: John 3.16-21

Thursday: 2 Timothy 2.14-26

Friday: 1 Peter 2.1-10

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