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does Jesus care?

Luke 10:40
"But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to Him, and said, Lord, dost Thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me."

We are studying the Mary and Martha. This is their famous moment when Martha complained that Mary was not helping her! We do need to appreciate the tough spot Martha is in. She is possibly a widow, with her brother Lazarus and younger sister Mary living with her. Martha would have been the head of the household. She has a full plate and then she welcomed Jesus and His Disciples into her home. That most likely brought more people in the home than any of us would be comfortable with.

As all that is unfolding Mary is enthralled with ever word and absorbed in every moment of Jesus visiting their home. She may not fully comprehend that it is GOD that is with them, but she does know this person is VERY special. With Mary's attention on Jesus, she is bound to be surprised by her sister's complaint in today's verse; "But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to Him, and said, Lord, dost Thou NOT CARE that my sister hath left me to serve ALONE? bid her therefore that she HELP ME."

Martha asks Jesus if He cares? 
She did not think before she spoke. Does GOD care? Of course He cares! He would not be incarnate and walking into her home if He did not care. Martha was swept up in the emotions of the moment. What she did was something she would not do to any other guest in her home. Martha ordered Jesus to tell Mary to help her. Yes, she welcomed Jesus into her home, yet she did not appreciate Him. We all need to guard against the impulse to become distracted from what is really important. 
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