Luk 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.
Luk 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
Luk 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
As we learn to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness we have the promise that, "all these things", will be added unto us.
We have studied Mary the last five weeks, now we are going to spend some time studying Martha. The scripture tells us that Martha was, "cumbered", about much serving. And that she was ,"careful and troubled about many things". We don’t use the word, "cumbered", usually in our vocabulary now.
According to the Wesley Commentary:
Martha was encumbered - The Greek word properly signifies to be drawn different ways at the same time, and admirably expresses the situation of a mind, surrounded (as Martha's then was) with so many objects of care, that it hardly knows which to attend to first.
I thought that was a great definition and so amply describes us!
God’s Word teaches us how to live balanced. We shouldn’t be so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good! We have responsibilities that we need to attend to.
God will give us the: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, discretion, and prudence we need to be all that God desires us to be.
Pro 2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Pro 2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Pro 2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Pro 2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Pro 2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Pro 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Pro 2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
Pro 2:8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Pro 2:9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
Pro 2:10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Pro 2:11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Pro 2:12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh forward things;
Pro 2:13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Pro 5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Pro 5:2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Pro 11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Isa 28:26 For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Pro 8:12 In wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
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