A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES
A FAVOURED HOME PART V
"I, Martha, am living in Bethany... I live here with my sister Mary and my brother Lazarus.... We have a very special Friend.... His Name is Jesus... He often likes to come over for a meal with His twelve disciples.... And we love for Him to spend time with us.... Recently, we had an amazing experience with Him.... It did not start off well... It started with our brother Lazarus becoming ill.... Mary and I decided we should let Jesus know that His special friend was not well.... So we sent Jesus a message to let Him know His friend was in need of His healing touch.... We were not at all worried...We just knew that Jesus would come over quickly to heal our brother.... After all, He loves him so very much.... But one day passed, two days passed.... No sign of Jesus... We did not understand why He had not yet come to us."... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Martha's brother Lazarus has become ill....
ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES
A FAVOURED HOME PART V
Does the fact that Martha was more focused on preparing a meal than sitting at Jesus' feet mean that she does not love the Lord Jesus? No, not at all, but she remains that practical person as you can see in John 11 where we read the story of the illness of their brother Lazarus. Let's read John 11:1-4
Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped His feet with her hair. So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick." When He heard this, Jesus said, "This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it."
Martha and Mary's brother Lazarus has become ill and the sisters are expecting Jesus to quickly come and heal him.
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