1 Chronicles 19:1-20:8; Ezekiel 18:1-19:14; John 6:41-7:11
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. John 11:5
The Lord loved all three members of this household in Bethany. In that He is different than us in that He loved them all despite the marked differences in their personalities and actions. His love did not differentiate. Martha, marked by a serving attitude, had a problem with her sister, the meditative Mary who was commended by the Lord for having “chosen that good part” (Luke 10:42). The Lord Jesus had no personality problems with His own. Can we, as
we consider Him, remove partiality from our lives? —L. Cain
O Love that will not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in Thee.
I give Thee back the life I owe,
That in Thine ocean depths
Its flow may richer, fuller be. —G. Matheson