A Good Samritan “A Samaritan … came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.”-Luke10:33 - Good Samaritan, were does the term come from? Remember being told or telling a child,be kind, share or dont hit!? “Kindness” is one of the first words we learn as children. It may seem like a simple word, the Bible applies this word to God himself. The apostle Paul wrote that the riches of God’s grace have been “expressed in his kindness to us in Jesus” Through the prophet Isaiah God announced, “With everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you” Because kindness is part of God’s loving character, it is a quality that God’s Spirit wants to grow in us. Jesus told a parable to explain whom we should consider as our “neighbor.” In the story, two religious men, a priest and a Levite, failed to help a person who had been beaten, robbed, and left for dead at the roadside. But a third person, a Samaritan (who was despised as an enemy), stopped and tended to the man’s needs. Jesus said anyone, even someone we might despise as an enemy, is our neighbor, someone we should care about, someone we should love.Today there is someone who needs your care and kindness, you can be a Good Samaritan and gloify Jesus. Whom might that person in need be? Take time to show that person the concern and mercy of your Lord. God, our Father, open our eyes to the needs around us. Fill us with mercy, compassion, and kindness so that we may be neighbors even to people we haven’t liked. Amen. Pastor Mike< jeremiah 29:11
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:53:29 +0000
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