Go and Do the Same

 

 And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.” Luke 10:37

Jesus made this statement at the end of his famous parable of the Good Samaritan. The unlikely hero of Jesus’ story was not the religious leader who had the same ethnicity as the wounded man, but rather the ordinary guy who, at least by cultural standards, should have viewed the wounded man as his enemy.

The hero was not the guy who was in a hurry to get to worship, but rather the man who stopped to help a complete stranger who was in need.

Jesus’ point: Your religion isn’t worth anything if it does not result in showing love and kindness to those that culture gives you permission to pass over.

Christianity offers no such pass. Disciples of Jesus are called to love and serve the very same people that Jesus did…and the last time I checked that includes everyone.

Today, you are going to have the opportunity to be a neighbor to someone—the homeless guy on the corner, the single mom next door, the shut-in around the corner, the lonely and obnoxious girl at your office, the kid on your child’s soccer team who doesn’t have a dad.

Jesus says that our faith is no good if it doesn’t lead us to love, pray for and help these people.

It’s what we get to do. It’s what Jesus did. Go and do the same.

Father, help us to see and serve our neighbors as you commanded. In Jesus’ name . . . .

 

 

 

 

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