(Luke 10:29 NKJV) But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Jesus explains the story about the Good Samaritan, and how he was moved with compassion for a man that others have just walked by and didn’t give him the time of the day. (Luke 10:33 NKJV) “But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.
The injured man that lay on the side of the road was a person in NEED. When we think of a neighbor we automatically think of someone that lives next door to us. But that’s not the case here.
The Samaritan was moved with compassion to help someone on the side of the road that he had never met before. God’s compassion that burned within him caused him to help this man and do what needed to be done.
His “neighbor” in this story was a man on the side of a road that had been beaten down, and was left half dead. (Luke 10:30 NKJV) 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.
Symbolically speaking, this is exactly what the devil loves to do to people.
We may not know anyone like this today that needs help, but God does. Ask Him to help us find our neighbor that we can help. Having God’s compassion will lead us to those that are in need.
God’s discernment will bring direction as to how to help and what to do for them. We have to have discernment in this for there are people out there that will take for granted anything and everything we will do for them.
One thing we have learned about people is that in some cases the ones that need the help the most won’t ask for anything. Their reason is that they are afraid of taking from someone else that might be in need. So, we definitely need God’s direction and discernment in helping our neighbor.
Who is our neighbor? The ONE in need!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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