What does Luke 10:42 Mean?

Context Summary

This Bethany idyl follows the story of the Good Samaritan naturally. The village lay at the end of the long pass from Jericho. Love must have its nest and the special objects of its tender care. We cannot live in the inn always; we must come at last to our home, either in this world or the next. He who had welcomed the crowds was now welcomed for His own dear sake. Martha and Mary each gave of her best. Each had her own sphere; one ministered to His physical need, the other to His heart. The mystical and practical are both required in Christ's service, and blend at His feet. Don't live for many things; but for Him.

The way to teach people to pray is to pray yourself. It was the habitual prayerfulness of Jesus that made the Apostles long to be taught to pray. What an example is here of the power of unconscious influence! If you desire that your children or scholars should pray, pray yourself. The model prayer is full of suggestion as to the order and topics of prayer. Fill in these outlines! [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 10

¹  Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;
¹³  pronounces a woe against certain cities
¹⁷  The seventy return with joy;
¹⁸  he shows them wherein to rejoice,
²¹  and thanks his Father for his grace;
²³  magnifies the happy estate of his church;
²⁵  teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life,
³⁰  and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;
³⁸  reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister