The Good Samaratin

Have you ever wondered what the Good Samaratin story would look like today? I think so many of us consider ourselves to be good people, and we would even go so far as to place ourselves in the role of the good samaratin. You stop and give a beggar five dollars, you take clothes to the shelter, you give your 10% (plus some) back to church... and so on and so on...

You know there were a lot of people in both the Old and New Testament that did all of these things and more... and yet their stories are not glorified in the Bible in the form of a parable for all generations to model after...

The Good Samaratin... He didn't just stop and check to see if he was ok... he didn't just give him a few bucks and send him off... He pciked him up, clothed him, bathed him, transported him to safety and provided the means for him to be safe and recover from his experience...

In todays litagation happy society, we all seem so interested in, "How do I get mine..." When was the last time you witnessed someone putting themselves out there for the sake of someone elses well being... beter yet when was the last time you truelly put yourself out there for someone elses well being... I must admit that for the last several years and even more so lately, I have been putting myself in the role of the man on the side of the road waiting for someone to help me... I have been consumed in my own pitty party, that I'm not even sure that I have noticed those that have really needed my help.

What would he look like today... would he pay for somone's hospital stay... would he pay their utility bill, buy them clothes, fix their house, pay their rent, fix their car... How far would the Good Samaratin go? He didn't just buy the man a meal...

--- Dear Lord my Father, my Friend, my Savior.... Dear Lord my KING, I bow before you and ask for your mercy, I have not been a faithful servant and I pray that you will forgive my transgressions... Lord, guide my spirit and lift me out of my own self-pity and let me be the servant you have asked me to be. Thankyou for all that you have put in my life. In Jesus's name...