Sibling's Rivalry (Luke 10:38-42)
Sibling’s Rivalry (Luke 10:38-42) Attention We all seek it whether it be from parents or peers and even from our own boss. We are natural boasters. There is a mature way to seek attention and a bad way. Even from God, many people in the Church seek it by works or duties and its all by grace. We get ourselves so windup for glory and then fall on our faces in defeat because we have missed the mark. That is the actual meaning of sin: missing the mark. Life could be a lot simpler if we well! Focused. Martha and Mary You can see that these two, with Jesus in their home were competing for attention from the Lord. After all, it’s not every day you have Jesus sitting at your table and yet we do in our own way have him with us. Only this time he was there physically. I could have pictured Martha being busy and noisy with pots and pans saying to herself or out loud, “Look at me Jesus, I am here cooking you a meal, am I not special?” But Jesus calmly enjoyed his time tea