There were many stories about Christ's love this week, and the Martha and Mary story stuck out to me the most. For those who need a reference to follow along, it's found in Luke 10:38-42 and John 11: 1-6, 14, 19-44. When Lazarus died, Martha and Mary needed different ways to be comforted. Mary needed someone to give her advice and tell her it was going to be okay. However, Martha needed to vent and have someone to cry with, and Jesus had the strength to weep with her. When he wept, Martha and Mary could both see how much Christ cares about His children. There were also the stories about the lost sheep and the prodigal son. However, I saw this one as more significant. It shows how much Christ really knows how to help us individually. Even if one of us somehow strays, or one of us is having trouble coping with things, He is the perfect mediator to help us to get through hard things.
This week, there also seemed to be a lot about the individual treasures that we hold in our hearts. I was able to ponder a lot about what I might put before my own birthright. In my Old Testament class, we talked a lot about Jacob and Esau and how Esau sold his birthright for bean soup, and Jacob spent 14 years of his life trying to work towards an eternal marriage with Rachel; after getting tricked by Laban, her father, after 7 years! This story really connected with the story that we hear about the rich man who asks what he should do to earn eternal life. Christ tells him to keep the commandments and give to the poor, and he will have his reward in heaven. Loving his fortune, however, kept him from fulfilling those requirements. He must have known that money will not stay with him for eternity, but he still willingly chose Satan over Jesus Christ.
These passages made me think. Even though I’m asking Christ what I must do to receive eternal life, am I actually following through with what he commands of me. Do I work hard to achieve my goal, or do I sell it for something that lasts as long as a fleeting moment? Is my treasure with God or with man? Since Christ's treasure is us, we should treasure him at least as much as he does. It may take a lifetime to pursue, but Christ teaches us that it’s important to put your treasure in God. When we do so, we will be blessed and more able to commit to doing the things that are needful for our personal conversion to Him.
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