Friday, 9 January 2015 Above all, clothe yourselves with love... Colossians 3:14 NLT Is it possible a 2015 application of the Good Samaritan might look a bit like this? A man was attacked by thugs. A pastor saw him and crossed the road, leaving him for dead. A bunch of other folk saw him and crossed the road. But then this random church–goer came, saw and took pity on the man. He stooped down, tucked a Gospel tract into the man’s pocket and went to leave. The critically–injured man was barely conscious but held out a hand for help. The church–goer stopped and was filled with pity. So he carefully took the man through the booklet and pointed him towards some helpful resources online. Finally he invited the dying man to a church service the following Sunday. Then he left. He was disappointed that the man never showed up (being, as he was, otherwise engaged in the ICU unit of the hospital with stab wounds.) The modern church places great emphasis on getting people into church meetings and courses. We promote prayer and study and fellowship. Not that these are bad things, but what about love? Jesus never said, ‘And they will know you by your extensive knowledge and inerrant doctrine.’ His emphasis was on demonstrating love. Clearly the wounded man needed bandaging and medical help. William Booth who founded the Salvation Army is just one of many followers of Jesus who believed in feeding and caring for the person as well as giving them the Good News—because it is part of the Good News. Be alert this week to ways you can care for others. Trust that doing good will lead to opportunities to share the Gospel in a meaningful way. SoulFoodSoulFood: Lev 15-17, Luke 2:1-7, Ps 46, Prov 1:32-33 Share with your friends!
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:08:13 +0000
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