10:38 耶穌和門徒繼續他們的旅程，來到一個村莊。那裏有一個名叫馬大的女人，接待耶穌到她家裏。
10:39 馬大有一個妹妹叫馬利亞。馬利亞來坐在主的腳前，聽他講道。
10:40 可是馬大因為要做的事情多，心裏忙亂，就上前說：「主啊，我妹妹讓我一個人做這許多事，你不介意嗎？請叫她來幫幫我吧！」
10:41 主回答：「馬大！馬大！你為許多事操心忙亂，
10:42 但是只有一件是不可缺少的。馬利亞已經選擇了那最好的；沒有人能從她手中奪走。」
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, ‘Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!’ 'Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, 'you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’
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這個故事讓人覺得馬大好像多事，馬利亞不做事好像是應該的。其實不然，我們仍需要如馬大一樣殷勤服事，但是我們不可缺的是：要到主耶穌面前，聆聽祂的話語，領受祂的教導，也就是「啟示」。
人若不得從上帝來的啟示，就不能明白上帝的心意；不明白祂的心意，就無法服事祂。所以，屬靈的前輩告訴我們：要先親近上帝，才能親近上帝的工作。
讓我們成為親近上帝的人，首先要接受耶穌基督的救恩，沒有被耶穌基督之寶血洗淨，就不能討上帝之喜悅。所以，要接受上帝之恩典，要從認罪悔改開始。這基本的動作沒有進行，就無法有新的開始。
所以，我們要好好把握上帝所賜「上好之福分」，那是別人奪不走的！
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