Martha and Mary are both loved by Jesus. They love Jesus very much. One day, Jesus passed Bethany. When Martha saw the Lord, she took Jesus home and enthusiastically went to the kitchen to prepare for Jesus. But Mary sat at Jesus' feet and listened to him. Martha had a lot of things to attend to, so she was anxious. She came forward and said,' Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to attend to her? Please tell him to help me. Jesus answered, Martha, Martha, you have many worries, but only one thing is indispensable. Mary chose a beautiful blessing and couldn't be taken away. "(Road 10: 38-42)
Despite Martha's hospitality, she chose to "worry about many things" but lost "good luck". Since then, Martha has never been mentioned in the Bible. Mary sat at Jesus' feet, listened to the word of the Lord and kept everything the Lord said in her heart. From then on, she followed Jesus closely. Even though the Lord was crucified and even his disciples fled, she remained with the Lord and never left him. (Reference: 19: 25) Even if Jesus died and was put on the grave, she would go and get him (Reference: 20: 1 1- 15). It can be seen how true her love for the Lord is! All this is inseparable from the fact that she sat at the feet of the Lord Jesus and listened to him that day. It can be seen that the opportunity given by the Lord to each of us is equal, and the problem lies in our own grasp of this opportunity. There are many examples in the Bible, whether Cain and Abel, Esau and Jacob, Saul and David. They all got the same opportunity given by God, but one seized the opportunity and got a good blessing, but the other lost it!
3. Don't choose immediate interests (2 Cor. 4: 18)
"It turns out that what we care about is not what we see, but what we can't see, because what we see is temporary and what we can't see is forever."
Since God has given us the right to choose freely, we should not only cherish this precious privilege, but also control our own destiny.
4. Try to be a valuable container (2. 2: 20, 2 1)
"In a big house, there are not only gold and silver, but also wood and pottery, some of which are precious and some are crude. If a man purifies himself from abominations, he will become a valuable vessel, holy, fit for the Lord's use and ready to do all kinds of good deeds. (After 2: 20, 2 1)
The congregation is a big family, with believers from all walks of life and different social habits. As Paul said, there are gold, silver, wood and pottery, but they are by no means static. Whether to be a valuable vessel or a humble vessel depends on everyone's free choice. Paul put forward to us the condition of becoming a valuable vessel, that is, holiness, and there is nothing to be hated. "Dear brothers, we should always thank God for you, because he chose you from the beginning. That you may be saved by being sanctified by the Holy Spirit through faith. "(Post 2: 13)