As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead (James 2:26). Martha has been unfairly criticized in the history of the Church. Mary and Martha were entertaining Jesus in their home when Martha complained to Jesus about Mary simply sitting at the feet of Jesus rather than assisting her with the needs of the meal. Many preachers have condemned Martha for her focus on doing rather than sitting at the feet of Jesus as Mary did. But let me ask you FB believers, who would you rather hire - Mary or Martha? Personally, I would rather hire Martha in my business. There are times in the body of Christ where we simply come and worship and fail to activate our faith lives in practical expression. The truth is we need to model BOTH Mary and Martha in our Christian lives. There are times when we are called to sit at the feet of Jesus and worship Him. But we must ALWAYS have an outlet of expressing the love of God through practical deeds. This is the point of contact to the world for the gospel. We ALL need a point of expression of our faith that the world can see.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 16:46:04 +0000
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