Need Reveals Importance

Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house. John 11:20

When Jesus arrived at the home in Bethany home that day, He had never been so welcome. It is the same in any believers home, even in those where He is most loved. Christ is so dear and precious to us than when we are in trouble. Our need reveals His importance to us.

Many people who do not think twice to seek the company of Christian friends when things are going well are often quick to seek them out when hard times come calling. This was not Martha's way, however; she had welcomed Christ to her home in the happy days when there was no sorrow, and that was what made His arrival such a blessing to her now.

We get this lesson - that the only true preparation for trial is personal friendship with Christ. If we never turn to the Bible for comfort until some great grief is upon us, it will not give us much light; but if we have it when things are going well, and its words are hung up then like lamps in the rooms of our heart, when it grows dark the light will shine out and change night into day.

Oftentimes some people do not think they need (or forget) Christ when they are moving along in joy and gladness; but eventually it grows dark in some path of sorrow, and then they learn the blessing of having Christ beforehand.

If they have Him in their hearts, they find themselves surrounded by light.
If they don't have Him, their gloom turns to despair.

Apply This To Your Life Today... Develop a regular practice of prayer so that when the hard times come it won't seem like something strange to seek God's attention.

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