A Certain Samaritan

A certain Samaritan journeying came to him, and seeing [him], was moved with compassion,
and came up [to him] and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and having
put him on his own beast, took him to [the] inn and took care of him.

And on the morrow [as he left], taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper,
and said to him,

Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more,  I  will render to thee on my coming back. 
Luke 10:33-35   


When was the last time you allowed yourself to be moved with COMPASSION to do something?   This week we have saw pictures from Japan which depict the devastation and destruction that an Earthquake and Tsunami can do to any structure standing in their way.  There are teams of Samaritans on the ground looking for the survivors in the midst of the rubble.

This got me thinking about the millions of souls that go to church every Sunday and sit on the pews around us and yet they are bound and suffering from one thing or another and have a need for someone to reach out to them in the compassion of the Lord and bind up their wounds.    Just this last Sunday my husband and I encountered a couple who were suffering because their home was involved in a fire.   We would have never known if we had not taken the time to allow the compassion of the Lord rise up within us to pour out the oil and wine into their wounds.  

I want to encourage you today my friends to reach out with the compassion and love that the Lord has given you and pour it out upon the hurting and those who are in need around you and watch and see the healing miracles that God will bring into their lives.