Lord, Don't You Care?
This summer I had the joy of leading the Bible Discovery time at a VBS in Selkirk. We did the Group Curriculum and the theme was " Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus ". Everyday was a particular theme that went like this, "When I (some emotion or situation we find ourselves in)..... Jesus rescues!" Tuesday's theme was "When I worry, Jesus rescues!" Now, I've had my battles with worry so I was interested in seeing what Gospel story would be told on this day. It was Luke 10:38-42 - the story of Martha and Mary when Martha invites Jesus over for a meal. The focus is on Martha's worry and Jesus' teaching that " only one thing is needed " which is to attend to Jesus. What caught my attention is the power of worry and the impact it had on Martha's relationship with Jesus. Specifically, worry caused Martha to 1) question Jesus' heart toward her and 2) tell Jesus (who is God) what to do. Yikes!!! Let's look at Martha...