The Bible tells us that Jesus was a caring person who was and is very, very compassionate. He fed the hungry, healed the sick, raised the dead, and forgave those who were repentant. He was and is just so full of love for all men.

That said, there's one account where it seemed like He didn't care about someone, and that someone wasn't even a stranger to Him. She was known to Him: a woman named Martha.

Did Jesus really not care about Martha? Was Jesus unconcerned about her predicament? 

When we become busy

Luke 10:38-42 gives us a day-to-day account of Jesus' earthly life. In this account we read that He was in the home of a woman named Martha. This woman had a younger sister named Mary. These two women had different responses to Jesus' visit, and we can learn from them.

Luke 10:38-40 tells us of the event,

"Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. 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.""

We read that from the start, Martha was busy with serving. She welcomed the Lord into her house, and was distracted with much serving. It is likely that she wanted some help but couldn't get some because her sister was busy listening to Christ.

This is where many of us fall. We're so busy working we fail to give time to God to seek Him in prayer, Bible reading, and fasting. We love Christ but we end up just "working" for Him, not really "relating with" Him or growing our "relationship" with Him.

Mary, on the other hand, chose to sit down and listen to Jesus. This act, according to the Lord Himself, is a good thing that will not be taken from her:

"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.""

In closing

Friends, God cared about Martha. His care for her, however, didn't mean He'd tolerate everything that she'd do. His care for her was evident in the last part of the passage - by telling her that He is more important than what she is doing.