Today’s episode will close us out of this 4 week series, Assumptions - A Reintroduction to Familiar Women in the Bible. 

I don’t know about you, but I love to watch movies! It’s one of my favorite things to be able to cuddle up with a blanket, my dogs and a favorite snack and be transported into someone else’s world and story for a while.

One of the things that really drives me crazy is when a story has no resolve at the end...it drives me nuts because I want to know what happens or if the characters finally get together or get justice or whatever the plot line might be! But, it keeps me thinking…and that’s the point.

The story of Martha and Mary is just such a story.

Luke chapter 10 gives us the setting, the characters, the conflict and the climax but NO resolve!

It’s as though verse 42 leaves us with the intense orchestral soundtrack and a close up of Jesus’ face followed by Martha’s face, she opens her mouth to respond and CUT to a black screen...roll credits! Agh!

We don’t know if Martha settled down and sat beside her sister, Mary, allowing Jesus to resume His teaching. We don’t know if she stormed off and begrudgingly continued her preparations and continued to miss the point. We don’t know if she later gave Mary the cold shoulder with frustration and jealousy in her heart over what had transpired.

We hope the best for Martha but we only know where the story ends - which is Jesus highlighting Mary’s choice as “good” and insisting it would not be taken from her.

So like my unresolved movie, this should encourage us to keep thinking after we’ve read this passage.

Join me as I close out this series with the story of Mary!

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SHOW NOTES:

Luke 10:38-42 - I used The Message translation.

We get irritated with her because her (Mary) right choice just highlights our poor choice over and over again - and we don’t like the accountability that brings our way sometimes when we are in a place in our lives where we are insecure and our heart is not teachable. The hard truth is, oftentimes We get on Mary because her choice makes us uncomfortable and insecure when we don’t do the same.

Martha prioritized perfection over presence.

With Mary, we clearly see the opposite.

She prioritized presence over perfection and she was praised for her choice.

There will always be something to do.

There will always be needs that need to be met

You don’t have to do things FOR God, just sit WITH GOD and His presence in you will abundantly spill over to all of the other relationships in your life.

Jesus said: “Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken from her”

Her reward was the result of her rhythm.

Jesus was trying to teach Martha and all of us who read His word, the simplest and yet most difficult task for us, is to be still.

Ps. 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God.”

Jesus isn’t worried about our tasks and to-do’s for Him, He simply desires relationship.

He knows that out of that relationship comes trust that leads to healthy and easy to recognize right steps for our lives.

When He is our main focus, everything else falls into place.

Our priorities are correctly aligned

Our actions are honoring to Him

Our purpose is clear.