(these
posts are simply taken from my notes written during the missions trip
I went on. Short & simple).
Luke
10:25-37
And
behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”26 He
said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your
reading of
it?”27 So
he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength,
and with all your mind,’[a] and ‘your
neighbor as yourself.’
28 And
He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you
will live.”29 But
he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my
neighbor?”30 Then
Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went
down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped
him of his clothing, wounded him, and
departed, leaving him half
dead. 31 Now
by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him,
he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise
a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed
by on the other side. 33 But
a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he
saw him, he had compassion. 34 So
he went to him and
bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his
own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On
the next day, when he departed,[c] he
took out two denarii, gavethem to
the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever
more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ 36 So
which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among
the thieves?”
37 And
he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”
Then
Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
This
really spoke to me in these 4 concepts:
- We are called to be neighbors to people, and show mercy & love.
- Though the Samaritan was a reject among society, he had compassion.
- Don't get so "busy" that you walk on by.
- The thieves well represent the world. It strips us, beats us, and leaves us for dead. Why do we still try to dabble in it???
Think
on it!
God
bless & blog soon
