Monday | 20 April 2026
It is important for us to understand what it means to meet Christ as the King, for this is essential to both becoming a believer and to living as a believer. The first point to note is that we can only know Christ through the way in which He makes Himself known to us. When Christ makes Himself known to a hearer, and they truly meet Him, they know Him as their Lord and King. Unless we receive and respond to Christ in this way, we are not a believer.
Jesus sent the seventy‑two before His face into every city and place where He was about to go. Their work was to find sons of peace; to heal the sick; and to declare, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you’. Luk 10:1‑12. After the seventy‑two had returned, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. She had a sister named Mary and a brother named Lazarus. As Jesus spoke in the house, Mary sat at His feet and heard His words. Mary was washed through her encounter with Christ. We know this because Jesus had earlier taught, ‘You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.’ Joh 15:3. He applied the water of the word to her feet, addressing the way in which she was to walk and express the gospel.
Jesus also washed Martha on this occasion. Martha was distracted with much serving, struggling under the burden of catering for such a large company of people. She approached Jesus, saying, ‘Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore, tell her to help me.’ Luk 10:40. The Lord washed Martha with His word, saying to her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.’ Luk 10:41‑42. In doing so, He washed her feet for her particular expression of the gospel from the house, through hospitality.
Further Study:
Luke 10
References:
Luk 10:1-12
After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. Then He said to them, ‘The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few; therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road. But whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace to this house.” And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the labourer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house. Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick there, and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come near to you.” But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, “The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless, know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.” But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.’
Joh 15:3
You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
Luk 10:40-42
But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, ‘Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore, tell her to help me.’ And Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.’