| Mary First, There Will Be Plenty of Time for Martha |
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| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Monday, September 20 2010 00:00 |
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In the story of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-41), Martha was the "good sister"--the responsible one. She is the one who opened her home to Jesus--a good deed. She is the one who took care of "all the preparations that had to be made."
The Greek here for "preparations" ("serving" in KJV) is diakonia, part of the word family from which we get "deacon." It is also the same diakonia that is a spiritual gift in all four passages that explain the spiritual gifts (Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, Ephesians 4:11-12, and 1 Peter 4:10-11). Obviously, serving is a very important part of Christian life! And Martha excelled at serving.
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