Luke 10:38 says, “As Jesus and His disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him”.

As I began reading this familiar passage of scripture, the account of Jesus visiting Mary and Martha, I was amazed by the words of this verse and had to rest here awhile. What struck me was the phrase “opened her home to Him”. Other translations say “welcomed Him in”. I’ve heard many lessons on Mary sitting and Martha serving, but this day it occurred to me that we can neither sit nor serve until we welcome Jesus in!

Now, for those who have never opened their hearts to Christ, receiving Him as Savior is the first step. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” 1 John 1:9

I prayed then, what about those of us who have made that decision? What does this mean for me and for all believers? What lesson can we learn from these precious words? The answer didn’t come right away, in fact, most of that day while I went about my work, I prayed. I knew there was an application I did not want to miss.

Later that afternoon I found myself remembering the years I cleaned houses for people. I was kinda laughing to myself how (more…)