"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 a preacher has condemned
Martha for her focus on doing rather than sitting at the feet of Jesus
as Mary did. However, let me ask you an important question. Who would
you rather hire Mary or Martha?
I can tell you 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.
Os Hillman wrote "My friends Dennis and Megan Doyle are committed believers who own one of
the largest commercial real estate companies in Minnesota. After
noticing that many corporations had overstocks and overruns of
merchandise and food that could be used to help the poor, they began to
collaborate with corporations to get the excess goods for distribution
through various ministries in the Minneapolis area, the nation and the
world. The ministry, called Hope for the City, became very successful
and has given more than $300 million in the past three years".
We all need to model both aspects of the lives of Mary and Martha. And
we all need a point of expression of our faith that the world can see.
What type of expression might He call you to have?
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