THOUGHTS ON THE ETERNAL KINGDOM
The “Martha” Anointing
Rita’s thoughts
A few years
ago I wrote an article on “The Naomi Anointing”. I said that I would rather be a Naomi than a
Ruth. While at a go-cart track the
other day somewhere between the beating sun and the roar of the carts it came
to me that I tend to have a ”Martha anointing”.
Now we all know that to have a “Martha, Martha anointing” is to be too
busy and not paying attention, or taking time for God’s Word, or spending time
in prayer and quiet things. Isn’t this
what most people think? Haven’t most of
us put Bible characters in boxes and branded them with the worst mistake that
they ever made? What is the first thing
you think of when you hear the name King David.
Naturally you think of his affair with Bathsheba or how he disposed of
her husband. Then there is Samson and
his affair with Delilah. And don’t
forget Peter and all his wrong turns. It
goes on and on. Of course we know the
great things they did, but we tend to hold the bad things a little over their
heads. We do much the same with
Martha.
In the Bible
Martha was a busy person. She was a
doer, an organizer, a fixer, a planner and loved helping people in every way
she could. (Luke 10:38-42) In fact from the way you look at the
scriptures her first priority was to do her best for everyone else. In “The Message” Bible it says, “As they
continued their travel, Jesus entered a village. A woman by the name of Martha welcomed Him
and made Him feel quite at home.” It is not
often in the Bible you read of a welcoming such as this.
In John 11,
when Martha heard that Jesus was coming after Lazarus died, she went out to
meet him alone. She wanted to share with
him what was on her heart. She told Jesus that if He had been there her brother
would not have died. (Her faith was so
strong that she knew Jesus would have never let that happen.) Then she let her faith rise up in her again
and she declared, “I know that whatever You ask God, He will give You.” Wow, what a statement. She was so full of faith. And then Jesus raised Lazarus from the
dead. I like this verse in John 11:5, “Now Jesus
loved Martha and her sister…….”. He
knew the faith of Martha. It doesn’t
mean He loved her more. You never know,
but perhaps the faith of Martha was one of the reasons that Jesus raised
Lazarus from the dead.
If someone has jokingly called you a “Martha,
Martha” now you can look at them straight in the eye, grin real big, jump up
and down if you feel like it, and thank them profusely. They will wonder what in the world you are
doing. Then you can tell them about the
“Martha Anointing”.
Let’s be
careful not to brand anyone on their failures, but look for the anointing’s in
their lives.
Henry &
Rita
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