*A MARY HEART*
`But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. Luke 10:42`
The Bible doesn’t tell us a lot about Mary and Martha. God so often puts people of such different personalities in the same family. Mary was the sunlight to Martha’s thunder. Mary’s bent was to meander through life, pausing to smell the roses. Martha was more likely to pick the roses, quickly cut the stems at an angle, and arrange them in a vase. That is not to say one is right and one is wrong. We are all different, and that is just as God made us to be. Each gifting and personality has its own strengths and weaknesses.
But it is interesting that when Jesus corrected Martha, he didn’tsay, “Why can’t you be more like your sister, Mary?” He knew Martha would never be Mary, and Mary would never be Martha. But when the two were faced with the same choice—to work or to worship—Jesus said, “Mary has chosen the better part.”
Martha’s openness with Christ seems to indicate a prior acquaintance, but whatever the case, this day Mary chose to let someone else do the serving so she could do some listening. It isn’t every day God visits your house. So she ignores tradition, she breaks social etiquette, and she presses closer. As close to Jesus as possible. She can’t help but be drawn to this man. Could Jesus be the Messiah the people say he is? Mary wonders. It doesn’t matter to her that she might be misunderstood. She admires the master. She chose the better part.
Yours in Christ,
Apostle Ashok Martin