Monday Bible Study Part 3

Mary & Martha Pt 3

Mary had a special closeness to Jesus. She learned to sit at Jesus feet and listen to him. In this busy world we live in there is always something calling for our attention. There were many things that Mary could have been doing to help prepare for the serving but Jesus explains to Martha that Mary has chosen the good part.

• Luke 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
• Luke 10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
• Luke 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
• Luke 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
• John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
• John 11:2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
• John 12:1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
• John 12:2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
• John 12:3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

How can we relate to Mary?

Would we be willing to show love like Mary did?

Would we be willing to enduring the criticism that Mary did?

Let’s praise and worship Jesus regardless of others opinions and take the time to sit at His feet and listen to him.